Mania without sleep disturbance

So this is one I've asked around about and have meant to post here for a while. The specific question is: "Can a person have a full-blown manic episode and not experience any sleep disturbance?" I realize that technically this is possible per DSM criteria, but I've only ever seen it in the case below and have never been able to find anything in the literature about true bipolar manic episodes where sleep was preserved. I've gotten slightly mixed answers from attendings, but have had a few... Read more
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