Frontiers in Psychiatry (Feb 2020)

The Onset of Diabetes During Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa — A Case Report

  • Tadeas Mares,
  • Tadeas Mares,
  • Silvie Ceresnakova,
  • Silvie Ceresnakova,
  • Jakub Albrecht,
  • Jakub Albrecht,
  • Jozef Buday,
  • Jozef Buday,
  • Johana Klasova,
  • Klara Horackova,
  • Klara Horackova,
  • Jiri Raboch,
  • Jiri Raboch,
  • Hana Papezova,
  • Hana Papezova,
  • Martin Anders,
  • Martin Anders

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00040
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11

Abstract

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The relationship between tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) and its influence on glycemia has been the aim of limited research efforts. Usually, the focus has been set on lowering the blood sugar level or interference with insulin resistance, but also the treatment of diabetic polyneuropathy and pain management. In this case report, we outline the development of hyperglycemia and the following onset of type I diabetes during a series of tDCS in a 24-year old Caucasian female patient treated with our research protocol (10 sessions; 2 mA; 30 min; the anode over F3; the cathode over Fp2) for anorexia nervosa.

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