Psychiatry Investig.  2018 Sep;15(9):914-915. 10.30773/pi.2018.08.11.1.

Hypomania Induced by Bifrontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in a Patient with Bipolar Depression

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  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. chang.ha@mail.ndmctsgh.edu.tw, changcc@mail.ndmctsgh.edu.tw

Abstract

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a non-invasive neuromodulation technique, has been increasingly used to treat bipolar depression. Researchers recently noticed the risk of tDCS-emergent mania/hypomania in depressed patients and started to evaluate this risk by launching a meta-analysis. Here we present a female with bipolar II depression who rapidly developed hypomanic switching during bifrontal tDCS.

Keyword

Bipolar depression; Transcranial direct current stimulation; Hypomanic switch

MeSH Terms

Bipolar Disorder*
Depression
Female
Humans
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation*
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