Efficacy and safety of transcranial direct current stimulation for children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

J Psychiatry Neurosci · 2025 · PMC12342835 · PMID 40780869

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In a random-effects model, our analysis revealed that tDCS intervention did not significantly improve clinical symptoms among children with ADHD (SMD 0.012, 95% CI −0.235 to 0.259), and with only a slight trend toward improvement ( Figure 4 ).

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