Bilateral transcranial magnetic stimulation of the supplementary motor area in children with Tourette syndrome.
Cynthia K KahlAdam KirtonTamara M PringsheimPaul E CroarkinEphrem ZewdieRose SwansburgJames Graeme WrightsonLisa Marie LangevinFrank P MacMasterPublished in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2021)
Robot-driven, neuronavigated bilateral rTMS of the SMA is feasible in children with Tourette syndrome and appears to reduce tic severity. What this paper adds Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is feasible to use in children with Tourette syndrome. rTMS is tolerated by children with Tourette syndrome. Precise targeting of the supplementary motor area using functional magnetic resonance imaging is also feasible in these children.