Transcranial magnetic stimulation can alleviate sleep disorders in children with cerebral palsy
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2024.02.007
- VernacularTitle:重复经颅磁刺激对脑瘫儿童睡眠障碍的治疗效果分析
- Author:
Jun WANG
1
;
Yuhang ZHANG
;
Lijie ZHOU
;
Yangyang CAO
;
Ru WANG
;
Chunya SU
;
Junhui WANG
;
Bingbing LI
;
Dengna ZHU
;
Huachun XIONG
Author Information
1. 郑州大学第三附属医院、河南省儿科疾病临床医学研究中心，郑州 450052
- Keywords:
Cerebral palsy;
Children;
Sleep disorders;
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation;
Polysomnography
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2024;46(2):134-138
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To observe any effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on sleep disorders among children with cerebral palsy (CP).Methods:A total of 102 children with CP and disordered sleep were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group, each of 51. All were given routine rehabilitation and sleep health education, but the experimental group additionally received rTMS for two weeks. The polysomnography (PSG) results of the two groups were recorded and analyzed.Results:The PSG parameters had improved greatly in both groups after the treatment. The percentage of N2 sleep (depth of sleep during light sleep) in the severe cerebral palsy group and of N3 sleep (depth of sleep during deep sleep) in the moderate cerebral palsy group had increased significantly more than in the mild cerebral palsy group, on average. After the intervention the percentages of N2 and N3 in those with mixed cerebral palsy and of N3 in those with involuntary motor cerebral palsy had increased significantly more than in those with spastic cerebral palsy, on average.Conclusion:rTMS treatment can improve the sleep disorders of children with cerebral palsy, especially N2 sleep among children with moderate to severe cerebral palsy, N3 sleep in cases of mixed or dyskinetic CP.
