Brain structural and functional characteristics in children with mental disorders and the possibilities of transcranial direct current stimulation

Analysis of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data in children with mental disorders of perinatal origin showed that, in 70% of cases, pathological damage to the brain structures is absent, or only minimal residual changes are detected. At the same time, the EEG α-rhythm in the occipitoparietal areas was not regular in 77% of cases. The predominance of the signs of cerebral functional insufficiency allows efficacious use of the physiological methods of correction of mental disorders using transcranial direct current stimulation.