title: Hyperprolactinaemia and the empty sella.
abstract: Hyperprolactinaemia is an endocrine abnormality seen not infrequently in the population with empty sella; a radiological and anatomical diagnosis of a deformed and enlarged sella turcica. Often there is no associated pathology within the pituitary gland itself, lending to the hypothesis that the empty sella syndrome per se has a yet-to-be defined role in hyperprolactinemia. We report a patient who presented initially with non-specific symptoms of meningeal irritation and viral illness on a long background of galactorrhoea. The patient demonstrated elevated serum prolactin, and a diagnosis of empty sella was made on the basis of MRI findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia. mthwin86@gmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thwin
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Brophy
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005687:Galactorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006966:Hyperprolactinemia / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents