Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Short-Term Outcome Study

• Published in: Behavioral sciences Vol. 7; no. 3; p. 63
• Main Authors: Gómez, Lázaro, Vidal, Belkis, Maragoto, Carlos, Morales, Lilia, Berrillo, Sheyla, Vera Cuesta, Héctor, Baez, Margarita, Denis, Marlén, Marín, Tairí, Cabrera, Yaumara, Sánchez, Abel, Alarcón, Celia, Selguera, Maribel, Llanez, Yaima, Dieguez, Lucila, Robinson, María
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 17.09.2017; MDPI
• Subjects: Autism; Autistic children; repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; transcranial direct current stimulation; autism; transcranial direct current stimulation; repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) is a relatively new therapeutic approach that has shown beneficial effects in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). One question to be answered is how enduring its neuromodulatory effect could be. Twenty-four patients with ASD (mean age: 12.2 years) received 20 sessio...