title: Resolution of third nerve palsy following treatment of prolactinoma with cabergoline.
abstract: This report describes a case of prolactinoma that presented acutely with a third nerve palsy without evidence of apoplexy. The third nerve palsy resolved within 48 h on medical therapy. This is an atypical clinical presentation that highlights a successful and novel medical approach to treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. Anwen.harries@gmail.com
authors.forename: Anwen M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Harries
authors.forename: Neil J L
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Gittoes
authors.forename: Rosalind D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077465:Cabergoline; D004873:Ergolines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D015175:Prolactinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004873:Ergolines; D000077465:Cabergoline