Garvey M A, Kaczynski K J, Becker D A, Bartko J J
Pediatric Movement Disorders Unit, Pediatrics and Developmental Neuropsychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1255, USA.
J Child Neurol. 2001 Dec;16(12):891-4. doi: 10.1177/088307380101601205.
Single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation is a useful tool to investigate cortical function in childhood neuropsychiatric disorders. Magnetic stimulation is associated with a shock-like sensation that is considered painless in adults. Little is known about how children perceive the procedure. We used a self-report questionnaire to assess children's subjective experience with transcranial magnetic stimulation. Normal children and children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) underwent transcranial magnetic stimulation in a study of cortical function in ADHD. Subjects were asked to rate transcranial magnetic stimulation on a 1 to 10 scale (most disagreeable = 1, most enjoyable = 10) and to rank it among common childhood events. Thirty-eight subjects completed transcranial magnetic stimulation; 34 said that they would repeat it. The overall rating for transcranial magnetic stimulation was 6.13, and transcranial magnetic stimulation was ranked fourth highest among the common childhood events. These results suggest that although a few children find transcranial magnetic stimulation uncomfortable, most consider transcranial magnetic stimulation painless. Further studies are necessary to confirm these findings.
单脉冲经颅磁刺激是研究儿童神经精神疾病皮质功能的一种有用工具。磁刺激会产生一种类似电击的感觉，在成年人中这种感觉被认为是无痛的。关于儿童对该过程的感受知之甚少。我们使用一份自我报告问卷来评估儿童经颅磁刺激的主观体验。在一项关于注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）皮质功能的研究中，正常儿童和患有ADHD的儿童接受了经颅磁刺激。受试者被要求对经颅磁刺激在1至10分的量表上进行评分（最不喜欢 = 1，最喜欢 = 10），并将其在常见的儿童经历中进行排名。38名受试者完成了经颅磁刺激；34人表示他们会再次接受。经颅磁刺激的总体评分为6.13，在常见的儿童经历中排名第四。这些结果表明，虽然有少数儿童觉得经颅磁刺激不舒服，但大多数儿童认为经颅磁刺激是无痛的。需要进一步的研究来证实这些发现。
