Conference paper
TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS) IN ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)
Rashid Zaman
; ELFT & Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder, which affects children as well as
adults and leads to significant impairment in educational, social and occupational functioning and has associated personal and
societal costs.
Whilst there are effective medications (mostly stimulants) as well as some psychobehavioural treatments that help alleviate
symptoms of ADHD, there is still need to improve our understanding of its neurobiology 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 article, I will explore their potential for improving our understanding of the neurobiology of ADHD as well consider
its as a possible treatment option.
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264611
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Publication date:
8.9.2015.
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