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

Author: Pei Chun CHAO ¹ ; Chuan Chia CHANG ; Hsin An CHANG
Author Information

1. Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. chang.ha@mail.ndmctsgh.edu.tw, changcc@mail.ndmctsgh.edu.tw
Publication Type:Meta-Analysis ; Letter
Keywords: Bipolar depression; Transcranial direct current stimulation; Hypomanic switch
MeSH: Bipolar Disorder*; Depression; Female; Humans; Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation*
From:Psychiatry Investigation 2018;15(9):914-915
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
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.