Autism-Open Access

Autism-Open Access
Open Access

ISSN: 2165-7890

Haoyu Xing

Department of Psychiatry, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China

Publications
  • Research Article   
    Effects of Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Sleep Structure and Improvement of Sleep Quality in Children with Autism
    Author(s): Yan Zhang, Juan Yan*, Haoyu Xing, Junjie Wang and Kaijie Fang

    This study investigated effects of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) therapy on sleep structure and quality in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Sixty children with ASD were selected from Lishui Second People's Hospital from January 2020 to December 2021 and randomly divided into rTMS treatment and pseudo-treatment groups. The rTMS group received bilateral low-frequency (0.5 Hz) stimulation; the pseudo-treatment group received pseudo-stimulation at the same time and location. The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) and Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC) were used to evaluate the changes before treatment and after 15 and 30 sessions over six weeks. The results showed no significant difference in demographic characteristics or SDSC factors and total scores between the two groups before treatment (p>0.05). After 15 and 30 sessions, the total SDSC and.. View More»
    DOI: 10.35248/2165-7890.24.14.411

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