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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Carroll, Richard W
• Christodoulou, Polyxeni
• Baynes, Kevin C R
• Kahn, David A

Titel

Hyperprolactinemia in a patient with a pituitary adenoma receiving antipsychotic drug therapy

Ist Teil von

• Journal of psychiatric practice, 2012-03, Vol.18 (2), p.126-129

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Hyperprolactinemia is a common consequence of treatment with an antipsychotic medication. It can result in hypogonadism due to the inhibitory effect of elevated prolactin levels on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal hormonal axis. We present a case of hypogonadism secondary to hyperprolactinemia in a patient taking antipsychotic medication, with radiological evidence of a pituitary microadenoma. The relevance and investigation of hyperprolactinemia in patients being treated with antipsychotic medications are discussed.