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generación de pulsos de corriente a través de una bobina puesta sobre la cabeza del paciente. Es una
tecnología que ha sido ampliamente investigada y utilizada en el ámbito clínico por más de una década,
debido al mayor potencial de plasticidad cerebral. Además de ser una técnica segura en la población
general y en niños, ha mostrado ser el único tratamiento eficaz y con efectos más rápidos sobre la
Autista (1-22).
conocimiento de acuerdo con lo encontrado en la literatura científica. Hoy en día en Europa y otros
continentes, se está convirtiendo en uno de los ejes del tratamiento en los Trastornos Generalizados
del Neurodesarrollo y los Trastornos del Espectro Autista, Los objetivos a mediano y largo plazo están
enfocados en la recuperación de las funciones cerebrales y cognitivas que son fundamentales para
lograr la máxima funcionalidad, independencia y autonomía posibles. Lo cual resulta en una mejoría
sustancial en la calidad de vida del paciente y su familia, alcanzando incluso llegar a disminuir la
acompañamiento permanente, que generan un alto impacto económico para el sistema de salud.
Atentamente,
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European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, magnetic stimulation (rTMS) modulates event-
Volume 21, Issue 1, 23 – 48 related potential (ERP) indices of attention in
autism. Translational Neuroscience.
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7. Rajapakse T, Kirton A. Noninvasive brain children with autism spectrum disorder.
Stimulation in children: applications and future Frontiers Human Neuroscience. 2014;8:851.
directions. Transl Neurosci. 2013;4(2):217–233.
12. Enticott PG, Rinehart NJ, Tonge BJ, Bradshaw
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13. Enticott PG, Fitzgibbon BM, Kennedy HA, Arnold
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Mathai G, Sears L, Sokhadze EM. Low- blind, randomized trial of deep repetitive
frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for
stimulation (rTMS) modulates evoked-gamma autism spectrum disorder. Brain Stimulation.
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differentially modulates naming skills in repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
neurotypical adults and individuals with (rTMS) on gamma frequency oscillations and
Asperger's syndrome. European Journal of event-related potentials during processing of
Neuroscience. 2011;34(1):158–164. illusory figures in autism. Journal of Autism
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transcranial magnetic stimulation in electrocortical functional measures of
performing eye-hand integration tasks: four information processing and behavioral
preliminary studies with children showing low- responses in autism. Frontiers Systems
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potential measures of novelty processing in spectrum disorder: an exploratory study.
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