Secondary mania

Secondary mania, also known as organic mania, is described as a variation of bipolar disorder that is caused by physical trauma or illness. The source says its symptoms resemble mania in bipolar I and bipolar II disorders, including elevated mood, a psychotic state, accelerated speech, increased motor activity, irritability and flight of ideas. A distinguishing criterion is the absence of any earlier history of a mental illness that causes mania. The source gives an average age of onset of about 45 years, compared with about 25 years in bipolar disorder, and notes that little is known about the condition because much of the research consists of case studies and retrospective accounts. It has been connected to causes such as traumatic brain injury, HIV/AIDS and stroke. The Medicine Atlas records it as a named condition and offers no medical advice.