Abstract
We report reduced repetitive behaviors similar to obsessive compulsive disorder and improved emotional recognition and cognitive abilities in two young patients diagnosed with high-functioning Autism as a result of deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS). The patients received daily high-frequency (5 Hz) dTMS with HAUT-coil over the medial prefrontal cortex for a period of 5–6 weeks. A computerized cognitive battery, tasks for testing emotional recognition, and clinical questionnaires were used to measure the effects of treatment. TMS might have modulated networks related to metalizing abilities and self-referential processes since both patients reported improved sociability and communication skills.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-6 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Neurocase |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 9 Aug 2017 |
Keywords
- Autism
- cognition
- emotion
- obsessive compulsive disorder
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Clinical Neurology