Author: Rajapakse T, Kirton A.
Affiliation: Section of Pediatric Neurology, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Conference/Journal: Transl Neurosci.
Date published: 2013 Jun
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Volume ID: 4 , Issue ID: 2 , Special Notes: doi: 10.2478/s13380-013-0116-3 , Word Count: 127
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a neurostimulation and neuromodulation technique that has provided over two decades of data in focal, non-invasive brain stimulation based on the principles of electromagnetic induction. Its minimal risk, excellent tolerability and increasingly sophisticated ability to interrogate neurophysiology and plasticity make it an enviable technology for use in pediatric research with future extension into therapeutic trials. While adult trials show promise in using TMS as a novel, non-invasive, non-pharmacologic diagnostic and therapeutic tool in a variety of nervous system disorders, its use in children is only just emerging. TMS represents an exciting advancement to better understand and improve outcomes from disorders of the developing brain.
KEYWORDS:
Child, Neuromodulation, Neurostimulation, Non-invasive brain stimulation, Pediatrics, Safety, Therapeutic trials, Transcranial magnetic stimulation
PMID: 24163755 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC3807696