By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD. Elephantiasis is a syndrome caused by infection with a nematode parasite called the filarial worm.The parasite is transmitted form human to human via the female mosquito and grows into an adult worm that lives in the lymphatic system of a human. Lymphatic filariasis is caused by the parasites Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori, which live in the lymphatic system. 2  Another group of filarial worms including Mansonella ozzardi and Mansonella perstans occupy the serous cavity of the abdomen (serous cavity filariasis).
Most people with bipolar I or bipolar II will need mood stabilizers to control their manic or hypomanic episodes. If you have one of these forms of the condition, your doctor may prescribe one of the following mood stabilizers: 1  Tegretol (carbamazepine)  Depakote (divalproex sodium)
1 Other medications may be termed mood stabilizers but lithium is the only drug technically of that class. 2  Lithium is FDA approved for use in bipolar mania and bipolar maintenance treatment although it is frequently used to treat bipolar depression, often in combination with other medications.ist of Mood Stabilizers. Mood stabilizers are medications that moderate the manic highs and the depressed lows of bipolar disorder. The following list contains mood stabilizers used in the treatment of bipolar disorder: 1  Lithium â the only true mood stabilizer.