Transcranial direct current stimulation in children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic scoping review.
Dev Med Child Neurol
; 61(3): 298-304, 2019 03.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
Our aim was to review available studies which test transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to reduce symptom severity in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).METHOD:
We performed a systematic scoping review in PubMed and PsychINFO databases for studies employing tDCS in children and adolescents with ASD.RESULTS:
We found five studies (two small randomized controlled studies, one experimental study, one quasi-experimental study, and one case study) reporting positive effects of tDCS in ASD symptom reduction. Study design varied greatly and sample size ranged from 1 to 20 patients.INTERPRETATION:
Preliminary evidence is encouraging of the potential usefulness of tDCS for treatment of ASD in children and adolescents. It suggests tentative support for reductions in symptom severity and, according to parental reports and clinical observations, improvements in some aspects of language. However, the evidence is sparse and of low quality, so the true effect of tDCS is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect in this review. Therefore, future randomized controlled trials are needed to draw conclusions regarding tDCS efficacy in paediatric samples with ASD. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS There is low confidence in the estimate of effect, but tentatively encouraging results warrant further investigation.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estimulación Transcraneal de Corriente Directa
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Trastorno del Espectro Autista
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Systematic_reviews
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dev Med Child Neurol
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil