Bipolar

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on't always work right. "Additionally, medical conditions such as strokes, hyperthyroidism, encephalitis, seizure disorders, and tumors can bring about the mania associated with bipolar disorder. Certain drugs may have the same effect"("Bipolar…" 2).
"Both magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomographic scans show structural abnormalities called hyperintensities, referred to as unindentified bright objects (UBOs), in the brains of many manic-depressives" (Leutwyler 47). It is only a matter of time before researchers know more. Researchers know chemical deficiencies in the brain cause certain types of physical symptoms and that is why they feel it is related to the symptoms of bipolar disorder.
What are the symptoms of bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder is identified by highs and lows in moods. There are actually four different types of mood episodes namely manic, hypomanic, depression, and mixed. Each episode has it's own distinct set of symptoms.
Mania (manic episode) can start out with the person feeling energetic, creative,...