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Resolution of Migraine Following Bromocriptine Treatment of a Prolactinoma (Pituitary Microadenoma)
Author(s) -
Hartman Neil,
Voron Stephen C.,
Hershman Jerome M.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1995.hed3507430.x
Subject(s) - bromocriptine , migraine , prolactinoma , medicine , prolactin , migraine disorders , pituitary adenoma , pituitary tumors , adenoma , hormone
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.