1-Hz low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in children with Tourette's syndrome

• Published in: Neuroscience letters Vol. 492; no. 1; pp. 1 - 4
• Main Authors: Kwon, Ho Jang, Lim, Won Seok, Lim, Myung Ho, Lee, Seong Jae, Hyun, Jung Keun, Chae, Jeong-Ho, Paik, Ki Chung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 29.03.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Child; Children; Cohort Studies; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Male; Motor Cortex - physiology; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Severity of Illness Index; Supplementary motor area; Tics; Tics - complications; Tics - therapy; Tourette Syndrome - complications; Tourette Syndrome - therapy; Tourette's syndrome; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - adverse effects; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - methods; Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs; Tourette's syndrome; Tics; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Supplementary motor area; Children; Human; Low frequency; Child

[Display omitted] ► rTMS administrated childhood Tourette's syndrome (TS). ► The method of rTMS was over the SMA with slow frequency (1 Hz). ► rTMS over SMA with slow frequency for 12 weeks was effective to TS, but was ineffective to ADHD. The aim of the current study was to assess the efficacy...