Swedish scientists have found that microscopic particles in the cerebrospinal fluid of people with bipolar disorder may correlate with the severity of the underlying disease processes in the central nervous system. Similar findings of particles have been identified in the spinal fluid of people with schizophrenia. The researchers say this finding may suggest that these particles cause inflammation that may play a role in causing bipolar disorder.
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