Conference paper
INVESTIGATIVE AND THERAPEUTIC USES OF TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS) IN ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)
Rashid Zaman
; Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder that affects children and young adults.
It results in significant impairment of their educational, social and occupational functioning and is associated economic societal
burden.
Whilst there are effective medications (such as methylphenidate) as well as some psychobehavioural therapies that can help with
management of symptoms of ADHD, the former can have significant cardiac side effects, which limit their use. For number of
patients these treatment options lack efficacy or are not acceptable.
There is need to improve our understanding of neurobiology of ADHD as well as explore other treatment options.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) are safe and non-invasive
investigative and therapeutic tools respectively.
In this short paper, I will explore the potential role of TMS and rTMS in further improving our understanding of the
neurobiology of ADHD as well as possible treatment option.
Keywords
ADHD; neurobiology; TMS; rTMS
Hrčak ID:
264909
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Publication date:
30.8.2016.
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