Transcranial magnetic stimulation in autism spectrum disorder: Challenges, promise, and roadmap for future research.

ABSTRACT: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a behaviorally defined complex neurodevelopmental syndrome characterized by impairments in social communication, by the presence of restricted and repetitive behaviors, interests and activities, and by abnormalities in sensory reactivity. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a promising, emerging tool for the study and potential treatment of ASD. Recent studies suggest that TMS measures provide rapid and noninvasive pathophysiological ASD biomarkers. Furthermore, repetitive TMS (rTMS) may represent a novel treatment strategy for reducing some of the core and associated ASD symptoms. However, the available literature on the TMS use in ASD is preliminary, composed of studies with methodological limitations. Thus, off-label clinical rTMS use for therape

SUBMITTER: Oberman LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4956084 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature