Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined With Language Training for Language Disorders in Children With Global Developmental Delay

Inclusion Criteria

• •1. Children aged 2-5 years old, regardless of gender.
• •2. Meet the diagnostic definition of GDD in China's Diagnostic Guidelines for Global Developmental Delay (2024), confirmed by Gesell Developmental Schedules (GDS). Language domain Developmental Quotient (DQ) ≤ 75. A DQ ≤ 75 is found in at least one of the four developmental domains: gross motor, fine motor, adaptive behavior, and personal-social conduct. Mild-moderate GDD is selected for the study.
• •3. The presence of significant language developmental delay, the language ability is significantly lower than children of the same age and the same intellectual level, confirmed by the standardized scale of Sign-Significate Relations (S-S) assessment.
• •4. The child is able to cooperate with the completion of rTMS treatment and language assessment and has no serious behavioral problems.