All five diagnostic criteria must be met:
1) Presence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or a tic disorder
2) Prepubertal symptom onset
3) Acute symptom onset and episodic (relapsing-remitting) course
4) Temporal association between Group A streptococcal infection and symptom onset/exacerbations
5) Associated with neurological abnormalities, (particularly motoric hyperactivity and choreiform movements |