![Dr Kartik Lyer (L) and Associate Professor Karen Barlow (R) in the KidStim Lab](https://thelimbic.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MED-KidStim-300x200.jpg)
Dr Kartik Lyer (L) and Associate Professor Karen Barlow (R) in the KidStim Lab
Australia’s first non-invasive neuromodulation laboratory dedicated to improving outcomes for children with acquired brain injuries has opened in Brisbane.
The KidStim Lab, at the University of Queensland’s Child Health Research Centre, will extend the range of non-invasive treatment options for children with acquired brain injuries from incidents such as a stroke or car accident.
It also offers the potential for treatment of the mood and behavioural disorders such as depression and anxiety commonly seen after brain injury but also in normally developing teenagers.
Lab Director and paediatric neurologist Associate Professor Karen Barlow said rehabilitation therapy in combination with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) will be offered.
“These therapies can change specific regions of brain activity and improve network communication to potentially improve learning, sleep and energy levels and decrease headaches,” she said.