Enhanced cognition and emotional recognition, and reduced obsessive compulsive symptoms in two adults with high-functioning autism as a result of deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS): a case report

Keren Avirame; Jimmy Stehberg; Doron Todder

doi:10.1080/13554794.2017.1361451

Enhanced cognition and emotional recognition, and reduced obsessive compulsive symptoms in two adults with high-functioning autism as a result of deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS): a case report

Keren Avirame, Jimmy Stehberg, Doron Todder

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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)	187-192
Number of pages	6
Journal	Neurocase
Volume	23
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2017.1361451
State	Published - 4 Jul 2017

Keywords

Autism
cognition
emotion
obsessive compulsive disorder
transcranial magnetic stimulation

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Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Clinical Neurology

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Enhanced cognition and emotional recognition, and reduced obsessive compulsive symptoms in two adults with high-functioning autism as a result of deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS) : a case report. / Avirame, Keren; Stehberg, Jimmy; Todder, Doron.

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