| Literature DB >> 26661481 |
Belen Rubio1, Aaron D Boes2, Simon Laganiere3, Alexander Rotenberg4, Danique Jeurissen5, Alvaro Pascual-Leone3.
Abstract
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders in the pediatric population. The clinical management of ADHD is currently limited by a lack of reliable diagnostic biomarkers and inadequate therapy for a minority of patients who do not respond to standard pharmacotherapy. There is optimism that noninvasive brain stimulation may help to address these limitations. Transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation are 2 methods of noninvasive brain stimulation that modulate cortical excitability and brain network activity. Transcranial magnetic stimulation can be used diagnostically to probe cortical neurophysiology, whereas daily use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation or transcranial direct current stimulation can induce long-lasting and potentially therapeutic changes in targeted networks. In this review, we highlight research showing the potential diagnostic and therapeutic applications of transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation in pediatric ADHD. We also discuss the safety and ethics of using these tools in the pediatric population.Entities:
Keywords: ADHD; neuromodulation; pediatric; transcranial direct current stimulation; transcranial magnetic stimulation
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26661481 PMCID: PMC4833526 DOI: 10.1177/0883073815615672
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Child Neurol ISSN: 0883-0738 Impact factor: 1.987