Autism Spectrum
18-Week Study: Cognition and Behavior in Autistic Teenagers
Grade B-Controlled clinical study2010
What did this study find?
Across eighteen weeks and two control groups, autistic teenagers treated with a 1 Hz magnetic field showed marked improvement in behavior and cognition, with benefits sustained over the extended treatment period. Duration is the notable feature here. The study remains small, and its stimulation parameters are not those of consumer devices.
What are the details of this record?
- Full citation
- Baruth JM, Casanova MF, El-Baz A, et al. Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Modulates Evoked-Gamma Frequency Oscillations in Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Neurother. 2010;14(3):179-194.
- Journal
- Journal of Neurotherapy
- Authors
- Baruth JM, Casanova MF, El-Baz A, et al.
- Study design
- Controlled clinical study
- Sample size and population
- Not reported in the published record
- Evidence grade
- Grade B- on the BioReg grading scale
- Reported findings
- 18-week study with 2 control groups showed remarkable improvement in behavior and cognition of autistic teenagers using 1 Hz magnetic field. Demonstrated sustained benefits over extended treatment.
- DOI
- No DOI recorded
- PubMed
- PMID 21116441
- Related categories
- Autism Spectrum (category grade C+ to B-)
A positive PEMF study is not evidence for a specific device unless the signal parameters studied, frequency, intensity, waveform, and exposure duration, are reasonably comparable to what that device produces. Where this record does not list those parameters, the source report did not publish them. See the grading methodology. Library last reviewed 2026-08-27.