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Resolution of third nerve palsy following treatment of prolactinoma with cabergoline

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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.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TH, UK

    Anwen M. Harries & Rosalind D. Mitchell

  2. Department of Endocrinology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TH, UK

    Neil J. L. Gittoes

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Harries, A.M., Gittoes, N.J.L. & Mitchell, R.D. Resolution of third nerve palsy following treatment of prolactinoma with cabergoline. Acta Neurochir 152, 1741–1743 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-010-0729-z

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