, characterised by persistent restlessness and trouble concentrating. 1 ADHD in children is characterised by difficulty focusing or staying still Credit: Getty - Contributor Researchers from the University of Surrey and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem joined forces to test whether non-invasive brain stimulation, combined with cognitive training, could significantly improve symptoms of the disorder in kids . Their clinical trial studied 23 children with ADHD between six and 12 years old who weren't on medication for it. The brain stimulation technique involved passing a mild electrical current through the brain through two electrodes. Over half (55 per cent) of the kids who underwent this showed significant clinical improvements in ADHD symptoms after just two weeks - as reported by their parents. The treatment was also deemed safe and had "minimal side effects", according to the study authors. By comparison, only 17 per cent of children in the control group - who received placebo brain stimulation - saw improvement to their symptoms. Researchers also observed that improvements to the children's symptoms persisted for three weeks after the treatment ended. They also noticed changes in the children's brain electrical activity patterns at the three-week follow-up. In fact, 64 per cent of the children reported "clinically meaningful responses to the treatments", according to the study authors. This was compared to 33 percent in the control group. Professor Roi Cohen Kadosh, head of the School of Psychology and Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Surrey and co-lead of the study, said: "The find){kind=link}
AN ADHD breakthrough has brought fresh hope to children living with the condition, as new treatment appears to ‘significantly improve’ symptoms in just two weeks.
Experts estimate that up to five per cent of school age children have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), characterised by persistent restlessness and trouble concentrating.
Researchers from the University of Surrey and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem joined forces to test whether non-invasive brain stimulation, combined with cognitive training, could significantly improve symptoms of the disorder in kids.
Their clinical trial studied 23 children with ADHD between six and 12 years old who weren’t on medication for it.
The brain stimulation technique involved passing a mild electrical current through the brain through two electrodes.