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Bipolar Disorder

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Definition: A major affective disorder marked by severe mood swings (manic or major depressive episodes) and a tendency to remission and recurrence.     
Examples Cyclothymic Disorder 		Other names Psychosis, Manic-Depressive; Manic-Depressive Psychosis; Manic Disorder; Depression, Bipolar; Affective Psychosis, Bipolar; Disorder, Bipolar; Bipolar Disorders; Bipolar Depression; Bipolar Affective Psychosis; Psychoses, Manic-Depressive; Manic State; Mania; States, Manic; State, Manic; Psychosis, Manic Depressive; Psychosis, Bipolar Affective; Psychoses, Manic Depressive; Psychoses, Bipolar Affective; Manic-Depressive Psychoses; Manic States
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
ALOX12 protein, human  EC 1.13.11.31.   *Arachidonate 12-Lipoxygenase Bipolar Disorder. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2003 Feb;253(1):40-3
lamotrigine  84057-84-1   *Triazines Analgesics Bipolar Disorder Cleft Lip Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists Antimanic Agents.
Pharma Action Anticonvulsants ; Calcium Channel Blockers 		Br J Clin Pharmacol 1985;20(6):619LAMICTAL CD; LAMICTAL; LAMOTRIGINE; LAMICTAL XR; LAMICTAL ODT

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