Hyperprolactinemia associated to calcification of the pituitary stalk: case report

In this work, the authors report the case of a female patient with 24 years of age with hyperprolactinemia, who presented a pituitary stalk calcification as seen by CT scan. Once other possible etiologies were excluded, we concluded that the calcification was probably related to hyperprolactinemia c...

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Main Authors: OLIVEIRA MIRIAM DA COSTA, CREMONESE RAFAEL, PIZARRO CRISTINA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 1998-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1998000200020
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Summary:In this work, the authors report the case of a female patient with 24 years of age with hyperprolactinemia, who presented a pituitary stalk calcification as seen by CT scan. Once other possible etiologies were excluded, we concluded that the calcification was probably related to hyperprolactinemia caused by interruption of the input of dopamine to the pituitary gland.
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227