Functional Magnetic Stimulation in the Management of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Children with Asperger Syndrome: A Case Report
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Frunda, E.A.; Mártha, O.K.I.; Kiss, A.; Vida, Á.O.; Reman, T.L.; Gherasim, R.-D.; Ghirca, V.M.; Chibelean, B.C.; Porav-Hodade, D.; Muntean, C.V. Functional Magnetic Stimulation in the Management of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Children with Asperger Syndrome: A Case Report. Children 2025, 12, 1340. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12101340
Frunda EA, Mártha OKI, Kiss A, Vida ÁO, Reman TL, Gherasim R-D, Ghirca VM, Chibelean BC, Porav-Hodade D, Muntean CV. Functional Magnetic Stimulation in the Management of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Children with Asperger Syndrome: A Case Report. Children. 2025; 12(10):1340. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12101340
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrunda, Edva Anna, Orsolya Katalyn Ilona Mártha, András Kiss, Árpád Olivér Vida, Tibor Lóránd Reman, Raul-Dumitru Gherasim, Veronica Maria Ghirca, Bogdan Călin Chibelean, Daniel Porav-Hodade, and Carmen Viorica Muntean. 2025. "Functional Magnetic Stimulation in the Management of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Children with Asperger Syndrome: A Case Report" Children 12, no. 10: 1340. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12101340
APA StyleFrunda, E. A., Mártha, O. K. I., Kiss, A., Vida, Á. O., Reman, T. L., Gherasim, R.-D., Ghirca, V. M., Chibelean, B. C., Porav-Hodade, D., & Muntean, C. V. (2025). Functional Magnetic Stimulation in the Management of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Children with Asperger Syndrome: A Case Report. Children, 12(10), 1340. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12101340