Kamel and colleagues found that the variant allele (ALAD 2) of the polymorphism denoted as ALAD K59N was positively associated with an approximate twofold increase in risk of ALS after adjustment for age, sex, region, education, and physical activity.
1 If you have had at least one high or manic episode, which has lasted for longer than one week. 2  You may only have manic episodes, although most people with Bipolar I also have periods of depression. 3  Untreated, a manic episode will generally last 3 to 6 months.sychotic symptoms. If an episode of mania or depression becomes very severe, you may develop psychotic symptoms. 1  In a manic episode-these will tend to be grandiose beliefs about yourself-that you are on an important mission or that you have special powers and abilities.
Bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) causes serious shifts in mood, energy, thinking, and behaviorâfrom the highs of mania on one extreme, to the lows of depression on the other. More than just a fleeting good or bad mood, the cycles of bipolar disorder last for days, weeks, or months.