Resolution of migraine following bromocriptine treatment of a prolactinoma (pituitary microadenoma).
A 39-year-old male physician with a 27-year history of chronic severe migraine had a prolactin-secreting pituitary microadenoma diagnosed as an incidental finding following an automobile accident. Treatment of the prolactinoma with bromocriptine provided complete and lasting resolution of the migraine as well, suggesting a possible etiologic relationship between these two prevalent conditions, and the possibility of treating at least some cases of migraine with bromocriptine.
Hartman
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UCLA Department of Psychiatry, USA.
Voron
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SC
Hershman
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JM
D000328:Adult; D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006966:Hyperprolactinemia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015175:Prolactinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D001971:Bromocriptine