title: [Bromocriptine: uses until now and prospects of new therapeutic applications].
abstract: Bromocriptine is applied for treatment of patients with hyperprolactinaemic disorders, Parkinson's disease and acromegaly. Sometimes, this drug can be useful as adjuvant in patients with prostate hypertrophy, cocaine and alcohol abuse, or neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Recently, bromocriptine was found to improve memory. In randomized trials bromocriptine demonstrated improvement of prefrontal cortex function in traumatic brain injury patients. These informations suggest a potential possibility of this drug to therapy for patients with prefrontal damage.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Farmakodynamiki Katedry Farmakologii Akademii Medycznej w Lodzi.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Górska
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006966:Hyperprolactinemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009459:Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000187:drug effects; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D001971:Bromocriptine