Low frequency repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation(rTMS) is a safe and tolerable procedure in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD); it also could be a complement to the treatment of patients with poor symptomatic control to conventional treatment.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a common disorder in the infancy; the majority of ADHD have good clinical response to amphetamines alone or in association with antiepileptic drugs. It is described that some patients(10-30%) with ADHD do not respond to conventional pharmacological and psycho- pedagogical treatment; in those patients non invasive brain stimulation methods could be a supplementary option for symptomatic control. There are not many published papers describing the effects of rTMS in persons younger than 18 years; so the first step to extent its use in pediatric population should be to obtain evidences about its tolerance and safety.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
rTMS will be administered in one daily session during 5 consecutive days of 1 Hz, 90% of motor threshold for a total of 1500 stimuli. The stimulation will be focal over left dorsolateral-prefrontal cortex(F3, from the international 10-20 system)
International Center for Neurological Restoration
Havana, La Habana, Cuba
RECRUITINGIncidence of adverse events
Time frame: week 1,during treatment
EEG changes in epileptiform or basal activity after treatment compared with the baseline
Time frame: last day of treatment
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