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Sabahi M, Yousefi O, Kehoe L, Sasannia S, Gerndt C, Adada B, Borghei-Razavi H, Shahlaie K, Palmisciano P. Correlation Between Pituitary Adenoma Surgery and Anxiety Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg 2024; 187:184-193.e6. [PMID: 38697260 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.04.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to evaluate the impact of surgical intervention on anxiety levels in patients with various types of pituitary adenoma (PA). METHOD A systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines until October 2022, searching Embase, PubMed, Web of Sciences, and Scopus. RESULTS A total of 32 studies were included, encompassing 2,681 patients with the mean age of 53.33 ± 6.48 years (43.4% male). Among all subtypes, 664 diagnosed with Cushing's disease (25.8%), 612 with acromegaly (23.8%), 282 with prolactinoma (10.9%), and 969 with nonfunctional pituitary adenomas (37.6%). Pituitary insufficiency was the most common complication. Considering therapeutic modalities, 515 patients (29.8%) underwent endoscopic trans-sphenoidal surgery, while 222 (12.9%) underwent microscopic trans-sphenoidal surgery. The type of trans-sphenoidal surgery was not specified in 977 (56.6%) patients. A total of 17 studies including 1510 patients which mostly assessed anxiety using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) were included in the meta-analysis. Preoperative evaluation using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire showed a pooled score of 8.27 (95%CI 4.54-12.01), while postoperative evaluation yielded a pooled score of 6.49 (95%CI 5.35-7.63), indicating no significant difference. Preoperative SAS assessment resulted in a pooled score of 50.43 (95%CI 37.40-63.45), with postoperative pooled score of 55.91 (95%CI 49.40-62.41), showing no significant difference. CONCLUSIONS Our analysis revealed no significant difference in anxiety scores pre- and postoperatively. While our findings suggest stability in anxiety levels following surgical intervention, it is imperative to recognize the limitations of the current evidence base. The observed lack of consensus may be influenced by factors such as the heterogeneous nature of the patient population, variations in the characteristics of pituitary adenomas, diverse therapeutic approaches, and potential confounding variables such as pre-existing mental health conditions and coping mechanisms. Further research is warranted to elucidate the nuanced relationship between surgical intervention for PA and anxiety outcomes, considering these complex interactions and employing rigorous methodologies to address potential sources of bias.
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- Mohammadmahdi Sabahi
- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Pauline Braathen Neurologic Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Trauma Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, College Green, Dublin, Ireland
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- F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Research Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Departments of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Pauline Braathen Neurologic Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Pauline Braathen Neurologic Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, USA.
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Castle-Kirszbaum M, Biermasz N, Kam J, Goldschlager T. Quality of life in Prolactinoma: A systematic review. Pituitary 2024; 27:239-247. [PMID: 38656635 PMCID: PMC11150290 DOI: 10.1007/s11102-024-01392-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/30/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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BACKGROUND Prolactinomas are common tumours that significantly reduce quality-of-life (QOL) due to sellar mass effect, secondary hypogonadism, and the peripheral effects of prolactin. Understanding the factors that influence QOL would provide insights into therapeutic targets to optimise patient outcomes and improve wellbeing in prolactinoma. METHODS A systematic review was performed in accordance with the PRISMA statement. Studies that reported patient QoL using validated metrics were included. Bias and methodological rigour were assessed using the MINORS criteria. RESULTS A total of 18 studies were identified studies were available for review, comprising 877 patients. Most were small cross-sectional studies at high risk of bias. Prolactinoma exhibit worse QOL than healthy controls, particularly mental and psychosocial wellbeing. QOL is also worse than patients with non-functional adenomas, but better than those with Cushing's disease and acromegaly. QOL correlates with prolactin levels, and approaches population baseline with prolonged biochemical control. Dopamine agonists and surgery both improve overall QOL, however improvements are more rapid with surgery. CONCLUSION Poor quality of life in prolactinoma is multifactorial, related to biochemical control, side effects of therapy, and sellar mass effect. Targeting persistent symptoms, reducing healthcare costs, and reducing side-effects of therapy are avenues to improving QOL in patients with prolactinoma.
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- Mendel Castle-Kirszbaum
- Department of Neurosurgery, Monash Health, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia.
- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Center for Endocrine Tumors Leiden, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Monash Health, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Monash Health, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Hamblin R, Karavitaki N. Impulse Control Disorders in Patients with Pituitary Tumors Treated with Dopamine Agonists: A Systematic Review. Arch Med Res 2023; 54:102910. [PMID: 37985276 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2023.102910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND The increased prevalence of Impulse Control Disorders (ICDs) in dopamine agonist (DA) treated patients with Parkinson's disease is well described. Despite the frequent use of DAs in the management of pituitary tumors, the relationship between DAs and prevalence of ICDs in patients with pituitary tumours is unclear. AIMS To establish the prevalence of ICDs in patients with prolactinoma or acromegaly and determine whether prevalence differs in those on DAs to those treated without. METHODS Systematic review of the literature (registered a priori) reporting prevalence of ICDs in patients with prolactinoma or acromegaly (conducted June 2023). A narrative synthesis describing prevalence of ICDs according to assessment method was performed. Prevalence comparisons between patients with prolactinoma or acromegaly treated with DAs, to patients treated without, were summarised. RESULTS Studies were largely retrospective, observational and heterogenous, with few patients with prolactinoma and acromegaly treated without DA. Prevalence of ICDs varied between 0-60% in patients with prolactinoma, and from 5-23% in studies with at least five patients with acromegaly. In most studies comparing DA exposed to non-DA exposed cases, DA use was not associated with ICDs. CONCLUSIONS Reported prevalence of ICDs in patients with prolactinoma and acromegaly varies considerably. Given ICDs were reported to be highly prevalent in some studies, clinicians should be mindful of these potentially serious disorders. ICD screening tools validated for use in patients with pituitary tumors combined with prospective studies including appropriate controls, are necessary to accurately establish prevalence of ICDs and true impact of DAs in their development.
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- Ross Hamblin
- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, UK; Department of Endocrinology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, UK; Department of Endocrinology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
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Hyperprolactinemia Associated with Attentional Processing and Interference Control Impairments in Patients with Prolactinomas. Brain Sci 2022; 12:brainsci12081091. [PMID: 36009154 PMCID: PMC9406026 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12081091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The cognitive impairment of pituitary adenomas (PAs) has received increasing attention. Hyperprolactinemia and tumor mass effect are the potential causes. The aim of this study was to identify possible cognitive impairment and to further explore the correlation between these indices and prolactin (PRL) levels, based on the control of tumor size. Twenty-seven patients with prolactinomas (patient group) and twenty-six matched health control group (HC group) were enrolled in this study. All participants performed the flanker task while we continuously recorded electroencephalography data. On the behavioral performance level, patients showed a significantly slower reaction time (RT) in both flanker types. Concerning the event-related potentials level, patients elicited reduced P2 and enhanced N2 amplitudes compared with the HC group, suggesting an impairment of attentional processing (P2) and conflict monitoring (N2). Moreover, the patient group also induced lower P3 amplitudes relative to the HC group in both types, indicating that there were deficits in attentional resource allocation ability. We also found a significant correlation between the P3 amplitudes and incongruent condition RTs, as well as the subsequent PRL levels in the patient group. In conclusion, this is an innovative study that reveals the impaired cognition abilities in prolactinomas, and also proposes the possible cognitive toxicity of oversecreted PRL levels, which provides evidence for further research on the cognitive decline in PAs.
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Beccuti G, Guaraldi F, Natta G, Cambria V, Prencipe N, Cicolin A, Montanaro E, Lopiano L, Ghigo E, Zibetti M, Grottoli S. Increased prevalence of impulse control disorder symptoms in endocrine diseases treated with dopamine agonists: a cross-sectional study. J Endocrinol Invest 2021; 44:1699-1706. [PMID: 33314003 PMCID: PMC8285332 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-020-01478-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Impulse control disorders (ICDs) have been described as a side effect of dopamine agonists (DAs) in neurological as well as endocrine conditions. Few studies have evaluated the neuropsychological effect of DAs in hyperprolactinemic patients, and these have reported a relationship between DAs and ICDs. Our objective was to screen for ICD symptoms in individuals with DA-treated endocrine conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on 132 patients with pituitary disorders treated with DAs (DA exposed), as well as 58 patients with pituitary disorders and no history of DA exposure (non-DA exposed). Participants responded to the full version of the Questionnaire for Impulsive-Compulsive Disorders in Parkinson's disease (QUIP). RESULTS Compared with the non-DA-exposed group, a higher prevalence of DA-exposed patients tested positive for symptoms of any ICD or related behavior (52% vs. 31%, p < 0.01), any ICD (46% vs. 24%, p < 0.01), any related behavior (31% vs. 17%, p < 0.05), compulsive sexual behavior (27% vs. 14%, p < 0.04), and punding (20% vs. 7%, p < 0.02) by QUIP. On univariate analysis, DA treatment was associated with a two- to threefold increased risk of any ICD or related behavior [odds ratio (OR) 2.43] and any ICD (OR 2.70). In a multivariate analysis, independent risk factors for any ICD or related behavior were DA use (adjusted OR 2.22) and age (adjusted OR 6.76). Male gender was predictive of the risk of hypersexuality (adjusted OR 3.82). DISCUSSION Despite the QUIP limitations, a clear sign of increased risk of ICDs emerges in individuals with DA-treated pituitary disorders. Our data contribute to the growing evidence of DA-induced ICDs in endocrine conditions.
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- G Beccuti
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy.
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- IRCCS Istituto Delle Scienze Neurologiche Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Sleep Medicine Center, Department of Neurosciences "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Neurosciences "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Neurosciences "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Neurosciences "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
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Ozkaya HM, Sahin S, Korkmaz OP, Durcan E, Sahin HR, Celik E, Poyraz BC, Kadioglu P. Patients with acromegaly might not be at higher risk for dopamine agonist-induced impulse control disorders than those with prolactinomas. Growth Horm IGF Res 2020; 55:101356. [PMID: 33010581 DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2020.101356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of impulse control disorders (ICD) and psychiatric symptoms in patients with acromegaly receiving dopamine agonists (DA) in comparison with those with prolactinoma, nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFA), and healthy controls (HC). DESIGN Forty patients with acromegaly, 40 with prolactinoma, 38 with NFA, and 32 HCs were included. All patients and controls were evaluated using the revised version of the Minnesota Impulsive Disorders Interview (MIDI-R), Symptom Check List (SCL-90-R) questionnaire, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). RESULTS We detected ICD associated with DAs in two patients with acromegaly (5%) and three patients (7.5%) with prolactinoma. All patients' symptoms resolved after discontinuation of the drug. While the mean DA dose was higher in patients with acromegaly than prolactinomas (p < 0.05), no difference was detected in terms of ICD prevalence between two groups (p > 0.05). SCL-90 depression and interpersonal sensitivity subscale positivity was higher in patients with NFA than HCs. Patients with prolactinoma had higher obsession and interpersonal sensitivity positivity and those with NFA had higher somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, and depression positivity as compared to patients with acromegaly (p < 0.05 for all). CONCLUSIONS Although DA dose was significantly higher in patients with acromegaly, there was no significant difference in the prevalence of DA-related ICD. The higher prevalence of positive screening in SCL-90 in patients with NFA in comparison to HCs supports the hypothesis that the presence of a pituitary adenoma per se might cause significant psychiatric symptoms.
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- Hande Mefkure Ozkaya
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey.
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De Sousa SMC, Baranoff J, Rushworth RL, Butler J, Sorbello J, Vorster J, Thompson T, McCormack AI, Inder WJ, Torpy DJ. Impulse Control Disorders in Dopamine Agonist-Treated Hyperprolactinemia: Prevalence and Risk Factors. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020; 105:5580592. [PMID: 31580439 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgz076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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CONTEXT There are growing reports of dopamine agonist (DA)-induced impulse control disorders (ICDs) in hyperprolactinemic patients. However, the magnitude of this risk and predictive factors remain uncertain. OBJECTIVE To determine ICD prevalence and risk factors in DA-treated hyperprolactinemic patients compared to community controls. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Multicenter cross-sectional analysis of 113 patients and 99 healthy controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Participants completed a neuropsychological questionnaire consisting of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS21), Questionnaire for Impulsive-Compulsive Disorders in Parkinson's Disease (QUIP-S), Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI), Hypersexual Behavior Consequences Scale and Social Desirability Response Set Scale. Demographic and clinical data were collated to determine ICD risk factors. Patients testing positive for an ICD were offered a semistructured psychological interview. RESULTS Patients were more likely than controls to test positive by QUIP-S for any ICD (61.1 vs 42.4%, P = .01), hypersexuality (22.1 vs 8.1%, P = .009), compulsive buying (15.9 vs 6.1%, P = .041) and punding (18.6 vs 6.1%, P = 0.012), and by HBI for hypersexuality (8.0 vs 0.0%, P = 0.004). Independent risk factors were male sex (odds ratio [OR] 13.85), eugonadism (OR 7.85), Hardy's tumor score and psychiatric comorbidity (OR 6.86) for hypersexuality, and age (OR 0.95) for compulsive buying. DASS21 subset scores were higher in patients vs controls and in patients with vs without different ICDs. Only 19/51 (37.3%) interviewed patients were aware of the relationship between DAs and ICDs before the study. CONCLUSIONS DA therapy poses a high, previously underestimated risk of ICDs, especially in the form of hypersexuality in eugonadal men.
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- Sunita M C De Sousa
- Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Pathology, Centre for Cancer Biology, an SA Pathology and University of South Australia alliance, Adelaide, Australia
- Adult Genetics Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Treatment of Anxiety and Depression, Mental Health Directorate, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia
- School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Hormones and Cancer, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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- Hormones and Cancer, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
- Princess Alexandra-Southside Clinical Unit, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Pertichetti M, Serioli S, Belotti F, Mattavelli D, Schreiber A, Cappelli C, Padovani A, Gasparotti R, Nicolai P, Fontanella MM, Doglietto F. Pituitary adenomas and neuropsychological status: a systematic literature review. Neurosurg Rev 2019; 43:1065-1078. [DOI: 10.1007/s10143-019-01134-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Celik E, Ozkaya HM, Poyraz BC, Saglam T, Kadioglu P. Impulse control disorders in patients with prolactinoma receiving dopamine agonist therapy: a prospective study with 1 year follow-up. Endocrine 2018; 62:692-700. [PMID: 30206771 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-018-1744-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess prospectively the prevalence of impulse control disorders (ICD), psychiatric symptoms, and their clinical correlates in patients with prolactinoma receiving dopamine agonists (DA) in comparison to those with non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFA) and healthy controls (HC). METHODS A total of 25 patients with prolactinoma, 31 with NFA, and 32 HCs were included in the study. All patients and controls were screened for the presence of ICDs and other psychiatric disorders using revised version of Minnesota Impulsive Disorders Interview (MIDI-R), Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11), Symptom Check List (SCL-90-R) questionnaire and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). RESULTS We detected two new cases (8%) of ICD associated with DAs. Both cases presented with hypersexuality, which reversed totally or decreased upon discontinuation of the drug. The re-challenge of the DA in a smaller dose has led to either no symptoms or weaker symptoms than before. There was an increase in the number of patients who screened positive on obsession, interpersonal sensitivity, paranoid ideation, and additional items subscales of SCL-90-R in comparison to HCs at the end of the study period (p < 0.05 for all). Likewise, cumulative DA dose was positively correlated to obsession, interpersonal sensitivity, paranoid ideation, hostility, phobic anxiety subscales, and GSI scores of SCL-90-R (p < 0.05 for all). CONCLUSIONS DAs are associated with a small but substantial short-term risk of ICD development and a broad range of psychiatric symptoms in patients with prolactinoma receiving DAs.
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- Emir Celik
- Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Pituitary Center, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Mouly C, Borson-Chazot F, Caron P. L’hypophyse et ses traitements : comment peuvent-ils influer sur le comportement ? ANNALES D'ENDOCRINOLOGIE 2018; 78 Suppl 1:S41-S49. [PMID: 29157488 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4266(17)30924-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Behaviour may be influenced by pituitary hormones or treatments. Dopamine agonist (DA) indicated in prolactinomas treatment can cause side effects, and especially impulse control disorders. In the context of prolactinomas treatment, impulse control disorders (ICD) have been reported like gambling, compulsive shopping, but mostly hypersexuality. These ICD can occur with low AD doses, and seem to be independent of type of molecule and psychiatric medical history. The main pathophysiologic hypothesis is a dysregulation of dopaminergic pathway involved in reward system. Given the possible devastating social impact of these ICD, they have to be screened in patients treated with DA. Our social behaviour can also be impacted by oxytocin. This hormone secreted on physiologic state at posterior pituitary, but also by others areas of brain and brainstem, has an impact on attachment in pair partners and in parent-child relationship, but also in empathy behaviour. Oxytocin affects as well eating behaviour with an anorexigenic impact. Studies on small populations assessed the relevance of an oxytocin treatment in several endocrine and nutritional pathologies like post-surgery craniopharyngioma, panhypopituitarism and obesity. Despite promising results, several pitfalls prevent yet the oxytocin use in clinical practice.
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- C Mouly
- Service d'endocrinologie, maladies métaboliques et nutrition, hôpital Larrey, 24 chemin de Pouvourville, 31059 Toulouse, France.
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- Fédération d'endocrinologie Lyon-Est, hôpital Louis-Pradel, 28 avenue Doyen-Lépine, 69500 Bron, France
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- Service d'endocrinologie, maladies métaboliques et nutrition, hôpital Larrey, 24 chemin de Pouvourville, 31059 Toulouse, France
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Athanasoulia-Kaspar AP, Popp KH, Stalla GK. Neuropsychiatric and metabolic aspects of dopaminergic therapy: perspectives from an endocrinologist and a psychiatrist. Endocr Connect 2018; 7:R88-R94. [PMID: 29378769 PMCID: PMC5825922 DOI: 10.1530/ec-18-0030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The dopaminergic treatment represents the primary treatment in prolactinomas, which are the most common pituitary adenomas and account for about 40% of all pituitary tumours with an annual incidence of six to ten cases per million population. The dopaminergic treatment includes ergot and non-ergot derivatives with high affinity for the dopamine receptors D1 or/and D2. Through the activation of the dopaminergic pathway on pituitary lactotrophs, the dopamine agonists inhibit the prolactin synthesis and secretion, therefore normalizing the prolactin levels and restoring eugonadism, but they also lead to tumour shrinkage. Treatment with dopamine agonists has been associated - apart from the common side effects such as gastrointestinal symptoms, dizziness and hypotension - with neuropsychiatric side effects such as impulse control disorders (e.g. pathological gambling, compulsive shopping, hypersexuality and binge eating) and also with behavioral changes from low mood, irritability and verbal aggressiveness up to psychotic and manic symptoms and paranoid delusions not only in patients with prolactinomas but also in patients with Parkinson's disease and restless leg syndrome. They usually have de novo onset after initiation of the dopaminergic treatment and have been mainly reported in patients with Parkinson's disease, who are being treated with higher doses of dopamine agonists. Moreover, dopamine and prolactin seem to play an essential role in the metabolic pathway. Patients with hyperprolactinemia tend to have increased body weight and an altered metabolic profile with hyperinsulinemia and increased prevalence of diabetes mellitus in comparison to healthy individuals and patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas. Treatment with dopamine agonists in these patients in short-term studies seems to lead to weight loss and amelioration of the metabolic changes. Together these observations provide evidence that dopamine and prolactin have a crucial role both in the regard and metabolic system, findings that merit further investigation in long-term studies.
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- Max Planck Institute of PsychiatryDepartment of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Clinical Chemistry, Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of PsychiatryDepartment of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Clinical Chemistry, Munich, Germany
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Cocks Eschler D, Javanmard P, Cox K, Geer EB. Prolactinoma through the female life cycle. Endocrine 2018; 59:16-29. [PMID: 29177641 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-017-1438-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Prolactinomas are the most common secretory pituitary adenoma. They typically occur in women in the 3rd-6th decade of life and rarely in the pediatric population or after menopause. Most women present with irregular menses and/or infertility. Dopamine (DA) agonists, used in their treatment, are safe during pregnancy, but in most cases are discontinued at conception with close monitoring for signs or symptoms of tumor growth. Breastfeeding is safe postpartum, provided there was no significant growth during pregnancy. Some women will experience normalization of prolactin levels postpartum. Menopause may also decrease prolactin levels and even those with macroprolactinomas may consider discontinuing their DA agonist with close follow-up. Prolactinomas may be associated with decreased quality of life scores in women, and play a role in bone health and cardiovascular risk factors. This review discusses the current literature and clinical understanding of prolactinomas throughout the entirety of the female life cycle.
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- Deirdre Cocks Eschler
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine, 26 Research Way, East Setauket, New York, NY, 11733, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrine, Diabetes, and Bone Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital, 1 Gustave L Levy Place box 1055, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrine, Diabetes, and Bone Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital, 1 Gustave L Levy Place box 1055, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Multidisciplinary Pituitary and Skull Base Tumor Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, Box 419, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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Pereira AM. Long-term effects of treatment of pituitary adenomas. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2016; 124:361-71. [PMID: 25248599 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-59602-4.00024-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Pituitary adenomas can be treated effectively in the vast majority of cases. After successful treatment for pituitary disease, many patients still report reduced quality of life in the presence of persistent morbidity and (slightly) increased mortality. At present, there is an increasing awareness that in many cases long-term remission of functioning or nonfunctioning adenomas does not equal cure. The causes are most probably multifactorial. Hypopituitarism, intrinsic imperfections of surgical or endocrine replacement therapy, but also persistent effects of treatment and of previous hormone excess on the central nervous system all affect long-term morbidity, general well-being, and mortality. This implies that treatment goals for patients with pituitary adenomas will shift from long-term cure to long-term care. Further research is therefore needed to get more insight into each of these factors of influence, such as the extent of reversibility of hormone excess syndromes on cardiovascular risk and behavior. The fact that coping strategies, despite long-term remission, are altered and illness perceptions are affected strongly suggests that long-term care should incorporate self-management interventions that might help to improve quality of life for patients.
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- Alberto M Pereira
- Department of Endocrinology and Center for Endocrine Tumors, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Noronha S, Stokes V, Karavitaki N, Grossman A. Treating prolactinomas with dopamine agonists: always worth the gamble? Endocrine 2016; 51:205-10. [PMID: 26336835 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-015-0727-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 08/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Dopamine agonists are the treatment of choice for all patients with prolactinomas. They are generally safe, effective, and well-tolerated. However, a link between their use and the development of impulse control disorders has been well recognized in the field of neurology for some time, and evidence for a similar effect in endocrine patients is emerging. This has mainly been revealed through clinical case reports, plus a small number of comparative studies of varying robustness. We review the current available literature and discuss the implications for clinical practice, in particular emphasizing the need for clinicians to be alert to these uncommon but serious adverse effects.
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- Sean Noronha
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Leistner SM, Klotsche J, Dimopoulou C, Athanasoulia AP, Roemmler-Zehrer J, Pieper L, Schopohl J, Wittchen HU, Stalla GK, Fulda S, Sievers C. Reduced sleep quality and depression associate with decreased quality of life in patients with pituitary adenomas. Eur J Endocrinol 2015; 172:733-43. [PMID: 25792374 DOI: 10.1530/eje-14-0941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Several studies reported decreased quality of life (QoL) and sleep as well as increased rates of depression for patients with pituitary adenomas. Our aim was to explore to what extent differences in depression and sleep quality contribute to differences in QoL between patients with pituitary adenomas and controls. DESIGN A cross-sectional case-control study. SETTING Endocrine Outpatient Unit of the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Department of Internal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, and the Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technical University, Dresden. PARTICIPANTS Patients with pituitary adenomas (n=247) and controls (from the DETECT cohort, a large epidemiological study in primary care patients) matched individually by age and gender (n=757). MEASUREMENTS Sleep quality was assessed with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and QoL was measured by the generic EQ-5D and calculated by the time trade-off- and VAS-method. Depression was categorized as 'no depression', 'subclinical depression', and 'clinical depression' according to the Beck Depressions Inventory for patients and the Depression Screening Questionnaire for control subjects. STATISTICAL ANALYSES General linear and generalized, logistic mixed models as well as proportional odds mixed models were calculated for analyzing differences in baseline characteristics and in different subgroups. RESULTS Patients with pituitary adenomas showed decreased QoL (VAS index: 0.73±0.19) and sleep (PSQI score: 6.75±4.17) as well as increased rates of depression (subclinical or clinical depression: 41.4%) compared with their matched control subjects (VAS index: 0.79±0.18, PSQI score: 5.66±4.31, subclinical or clinical depression: 25.9%). We have shown that a substantial proportion of the reduced QoL (48% respectively 65%) was due to the incidence of depression and reduced sleep quality. CONCLUSIONS These findings emphasize the importance of diagnosing depressive symptoms and sleep disturbances in patients with pituitary disease, with the ultimate goal to improve QoL in patients with pituitary adenomas.
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- Sarah M Leistner
- Department of EndocrinologyMax-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstraße 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyInstitute of Clinical Psychology and PsychotherapyCenter of Clinical Epidemiology and Longitudinal Studies (CELOS), Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Straße 46, 01187 Dresden, GermanyMedizinische Klinik InnenstadtLudwig-Maximilians University, Ziemssenstraße 1, 80336 Munich, GermanySleep and Epilepsy CenterNeurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Civic Hospital (EOC) of Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandA Leibnitz InstituteGerman Rheumatism Research Center, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstraße 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyInstitute of Clinical Psychology and PsychotherapyCenter of Clinical Epidemiology and Longitudinal Studies (CELOS), Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Straße 46, 01187 Dresden, GermanyMedizinische Klinik InnenstadtLudwig-Maximilians University, Ziemssenstraße 1, 80336 Munich, GermanySleep and Epilepsy CenterNeurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Civic Hospital (EOC) of Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandA Leibnitz InstituteGerman Rheumatism Research Center, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany Department of EndocrinologyMax-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstraße 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyInstitute of Clinical Psychology and PsychotherapyCenter of Clinical Epidemiology and Longitudinal Studies (CELOS), Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Straße 46, 01187 Dresden, GermanyMedizinische Klinik InnenstadtLudwig-Maximilians University, Ziemssenstraße 1, 80336 Munich, GermanySleep and Epilepsy CenterNeurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Civic Hospital (EOC) of Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandA Leibnitz InstituteGerman Rheumatism Research Center, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstraße 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyInstitute of Clinical Psychology and PsychotherapyCenter of Clinical Epidemiology and Longitudinal Studies (CELOS), Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Straße 46, 01187 Dresden, GermanyMedizinische Klinik InnenstadtLudwig-Maximilians University, Ziemssenstraße 1, 80336 Munich, GermanySleep and Epilepsy CenterNeurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Civic Hospital (EOC) of Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandA Leibnitz InstituteGerman Rheumatism Research Center, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstraße 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyInstitute of Clinical Psychology and PsychotherapyCenter of Clinical Epidemiology and Longitudinal Studies (CELOS), Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Straße 46, 01187 Dresden, GermanyMedizinische Klinik InnenstadtLudwig-Maximilians University, Ziemssenstraße 1, 80336 Munich, GermanySleep and Epilepsy CenterNeurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Civic Hospital (EOC) of Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandA Leibnitz InstituteGerman Rheumatism Research Center, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstraße 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyInstitute of Clinical Psychology and PsychotherapyCenter of Clinical Epidemiology and Longitudinal Studies (CELOS), Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Straße 46, 01187 Dresden, GermanyMedizinische Klinik InnenstadtLudwig-Maximilians University, Ziemssenstraße 1, 80336 Munich, GermanySleep and Epilepsy CenterNeurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Civic Hospital (EOC) of Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandA Leibnitz InstituteGerman Rheumatism Research Center, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstraße 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyInstitute of Clinical Psychology and PsychotherapyCenter of Clinical Epidemiology and Longitudinal Studies (CELOS), Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Straße 46, 01187 Dresden, GermanyMedizinische Klinik InnenstadtLudwig-Maximilians University, Ziemssenstraße 1, 80336 Munich, GermanySleep and Epilepsy CenterNeurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Civic Hospital (EOC) of Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandA Leibnitz InstituteGerman Rheumatism Research Center, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstraße 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyInstitute of Clinical Psychology and PsychotherapyCenter of Clinical Epidemiology and Longitudinal Studies (CELOS), Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Straße 46, 01187 Dresden, GermanyMedizinische Klinik InnenstadtLudwig-Maximilians University, Ziemssenstraße 1, 80336 Munich, GermanySleep and Epilepsy CenterNeurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Civic Hospital (EOC) of Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandA Leibnitz InstituteGerman Rheumatism Research Center, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstraße 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyInstitute of Clinical Psychology and PsychotherapyCenter of Clinical Epidemiology and Longitudinal Studies (CELOS), Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Straße 46, 01187 Dresden, GermanyMedizinische Klinik InnenstadtLudwig-Maximilians University, Ziemssenstraße 1, 80336 Munich, GermanySleep and Epilepsy CenterNeurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Civic Hospital (EOC) of Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandA Leibnitz InstituteGerman Rheumatism Research Center, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstraße 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyInstitute of Clinical Psychology and PsychotherapyCenter of Clinical Epidemiology and Longitudinal Studies (CELOS), Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Straße 46, 01187 Dresden, GermanyMedizinische Klinik InnenstadtLudwig-Maximilians University, Ziemssenstraße 1, 80336 Munich, GermanySleep and Epilepsy CenterNeurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Civic Hospital (EOC) of Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandA Leibnitz InstituteGerman Rheumatism Research Center, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstraße 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyInstitute of Clinical Psychology and PsychotherapyCenter of Clinical Epidemiology and Longitudinal Studies (CELOS), Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Straße 46, 01187 Dresden, GermanyMedizinische Klinik InnenstadtLudwig-Maximilians University, Ziemssenstraße 1, 80336 Munich, GermanySleep and Epilepsy CenterNeurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Civic Hospital (EOC) of Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandA Leibnitz InstituteGerman Rheumatism Research Center, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany Department of EndocrinologyMax-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstraße 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyInstitute of Clinical Psychology and PsychotherapyCenter of Clinical Epidemiology and Longitudinal Studies (CELOS), Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Straße 46, 01187 Dresden, GermanyMedizinische Klinik InnenstadtLudwig-Maximilians University, Ziemssenstraße 1, 80336 Munich, GermanySleep and Epilepsy CenterNeurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Civic Hospital (EOC) of Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandA Leibnitz InstituteGerman Rheumatism Research Center, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstraße 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyInstitute of Clinical Psychology and PsychotherapyCenter of Clinical Epidemiology and Longitudinal Studies (CELOS), Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Straße 46, 01187 Dresden, GermanyMedizinische Klinik InnenstadtLudwig-Maximilians University, Ziemssenstraße 1, 80336 Munich, GermanySleep and Epilepsy CenterNeurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Civic Hospital (EOC) of Lugano, Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandA Leibnitz InstituteGerman Rheumatism Research Center, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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Crespo I, Valassi E, Santos A, Webb SM. Health-related quality of life in pituitary diseases. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2015; 44:161-70. [PMID: 25732652 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2014.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In the last 15 years, worse health-related quality of life (QoL) has been reported in patients with pituitary diseases compared with healthy individuals. Different QoL questionnaires have shown incomplete physical and psychological recovery after therapy. Residual impairments often affect QoL even long-term after successful treatment of pituitary adenomas. In this article, knowledge of factors that affect QoL in pituitary diseases is reviewed. The focus is on 5 pituitary diseases: Cushing syndrome, acromegaly, prolactinomas, nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas, and hypopituitarism.
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- Iris Crespo
- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBER-ER, Unidad 747), IIB-Sant Pau, ISCIII, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), C/Sant Antoni Maria Claret, n. 167, Barcelona 08025, Spain; Department of Medicine, Hospital Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBER-ER, Unidad 747), IIB-Sant Pau, ISCIII, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), C/Sant Antoni Maria Claret, n. 167, Barcelona 08025, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBER-ER, Unidad 747), IIB-Sant Pau, ISCIII, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), C/Sant Antoni Maria Claret, n. 167, Barcelona 08025, Spain; Department of Medicine, Hospital Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBER-ER, Unidad 747), IIB-Sant Pau, ISCIII, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), C/Sant Antoni Maria Claret, n. 167, Barcelona 08025, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBER-ER, Unidad 747), IIB-Sant Pau, ISCIII, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), C/Sant Antoni Maria Claret, n. 167, Barcelona 08025, Spain; Department of Medicine, Hospital Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBER-ER, Unidad 747), IIB-Sant Pau, ISCIII, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), C/Sant Antoni Maria Claret, n. 167, Barcelona 08025, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBER-ER, Unidad 747), IIB-Sant Pau, ISCIII, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), C/Sant Antoni Maria Claret, n. 167, Barcelona 08025, Spain; Department of Medicine, Hospital Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBER-ER, Unidad 747), IIB-Sant Pau, ISCIII, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), C/Sant Antoni Maria Claret, n. 167, Barcelona 08025, Spain.
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Dimopoulou C, Athanasoulia AP, Hanisch E, Held S, Sprenger T, Toelle TR, Roemmler-Zehrer J, Schopohl J, Stalla GK, Sievers C. Clinical characteristics of pain in patients with pituitary adenomas. Eur J Endocrinol 2014; 171:581-91. [PMID: 25117460 DOI: 10.1530/eje-14-0375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Clinical presentation of pituitary adenomas frequently involves pain, particularly headache, due to structural and functional properties of the tumour. Our aim was to investigate the clinical characteristics of pain in a large cohort of patients with pituitary disease. DESIGN In a cross-sectional study, we assessed 278 patients with pituitary disease (n=81 acromegaly; n=45 Cushing's disease; n=92 prolactinoma; n=60 non-functioning pituitary adenoma). METHODS Pain was studied using validated questionnaires to screen for nociceptive vs neuropathic pain components (painDETECT), determine pain severity, quality, duration and location (German pain questionnaire) and to assess the impact of pain on disability (migraine disability assessment, MIDAS) and quality of life (QoL). RESULTS We recorded a high prevalence of bodily pain (n=180, 65%) and headache (n=178, 64%); adrenocorticotropic adenomas were most frequently associated with pain (n=34, 76%). Headache was equally frequent in patients with macro- and microadenomas (68 vs 60%; P=0.266). According to painDETECT, the majority of the patients had a nociceptive pain component (n=193, 80%). Despite high prevalence of headache, 72% reported little or no headache-related disability (MIDAS). Modifiable factors including tumour size, genetic predisposition, previous surgery, irradiation or medical therapy did not have significant impact neither on neuropathic pain components (painDETECT) nor on headache-related disability (MIDAS). Neuropathic pain and pain-related disability correlated significantly with depression and impaired QoL. CONCLUSIONS Pain appears to be a frequent problem in pituitary disease. The data suggest that pain should be integrated in the diagnostic and therapeutic work-up of patients with pituitary disease in order to treat them appropriately and improve their QoL.
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- C Dimopoulou
- Department of EndocrinologyMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyTechnische Universität München, Munich, GermanyMedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IVLudwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyUniversity Hospital Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandDivision of NeuroradiologyDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyTechnische Universität München, Munich, GermanyMedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IVLudwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyUniversity Hospital Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandDivision of NeuroradiologyDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland Department of EndocrinologyMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyTechnische Universität München, Munich, GermanyMedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IVLudwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyUniversity Hospital Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandDivision of NeuroradiologyDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyTechnische Universität München, Munich, GermanyMedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IVLudwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyUniversity Hospital Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandDivision of NeuroradiologyDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyTechnische Universität München, Munich, GermanyMedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IVLudwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyUniversity Hospital Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandDivision of NeuroradiologyDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyTechnische Universität München, Munich, GermanyMedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IVLudwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyUniversity Hospital Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandDivision of NeuroradiologyDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland Department of EndocrinologyMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyTechnische Universität München, Munich, GermanyMedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IVLudwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyUniversity Hospital Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandDivision of NeuroradiologyDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland Department of EndocrinologyMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyTechnische Universität München, Munich, GermanyMedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IVLudwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyUniversity Hospital Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandDivision of NeuroradiologyDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyTechnische Universität München, Munich, GermanyMedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IVLudwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyUniversity Hospital Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandDivision of NeuroradiologyDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyTechnische Universität München, Munich, GermanyMedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IVLudwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyUniversity Hospital Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandDivision of NeuroradiologyDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyTechnische Universität München, Munich, GermanyMedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IVLudwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyUniversity Hospital Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandDivision of NeuroradiologyDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyTechnische Universität München, Munich, GermanyMedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IVLudwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyUniversity Hospital Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandDivision of NeuroradiologyDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of EndocrinologyMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2-10, 80804 Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyTechnische Universität München, Munich, GermanyMedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IVLudwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanyDepartment of NeurologyUniversity Hospital Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandDivision of NeuroradiologyDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Bancos I, Nannenga MR, Bostwick JM, Silber MH, Erickson D, Nippoldt TB. Impulse control disorders in patients with dopamine agonist-treated prolactinomas and nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas: a case-control study. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2014; 80:863-8. [PMID: 24274365 PMCID: PMC4136510 DOI: 10.1111/cen.12375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Revised: 09/12/2013] [Accepted: 11/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess the prevalence of impulse control disorders (ICDs) in patients with prolactin-secreting adenomas treated with dopamine agonists (DAs), to identify associated factors and to compare it with a group of patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma. SUBJECTS, DESIGN AND MEASUREMENT In a postal survey, 77 patients from Group A (patients with prolactinomas and present or past use of DAs) and 70 patients from Group B (patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma and no history of DA therapy) responded to a questionnaire on compulsive shopping, pathologic gambling, hypersexuality and punding. Associated clinical information was obtained through the survey and review of medical electronic records. RESULTS The total ICD prevalence was 24·68% in Group A and 17·1% in Group B (P = 0·31). Group A had an increased rate of hypersexuality (P = 0·03). Subgroup analysis revealed that men in Group A had a significantly increased frequency of total ICDs when compared with men in Group B (27·7 vs 3·7%, P = 0·01). No differences in rates of total ICDs were found between women of Groups A and B (20 vs 25·6%, P = 0·78). No association with type, dose or duration of treatment with DA was noted. CONCLUSIONS Males with prolactinomas treated with DAs were 9·9 times more likely to develop an ICD than their counterparts with nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas. Until prospective studies on the relationship of DA use in patients with prolactinoma and ICDs are available, the authors propose that patients with prolactinoma be forewarned of possible ICD development with DA therapy.
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- Irina Bancos
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Athanasoulia AP, Sievers C, Uhr M, Ising M, Stalla GK, Schneider HJ. The effect of the ANKK1/DRD2 Taq1A polymorphism on weight changes of dopaminergic treatment in prolactinomas. Pituitary 2014; 17:240-5. [PMID: 23740147 DOI: 10.1007/s11102-013-0496-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Treatment with dopamine agonists in patients with prolactinomas has been associated with weight loss in short term studies. However, long-term studies on weight changes are lacking. Taq1A is a restriction fragment length polymorphism considered as a gene marker for the DRD2 gene. The presence of at least one A1 allele is linked to reduced brain dopaminergic activity due to reduced receptor binding and lower density of the dopamine 2 receptor. We aimed at testing the hypothesis that the dopaminergic treatment in prolactinoma patients leads to sustained weight loss and that the presence of diminished weight loss response under dopamine agonists is associated with the minor A1 allele of Taq1A.We included n = 44 patients (17 male and 27 female, 26 macroadenomas and 18 microadenomas) with prolactinomas treated with dopamine agonists. Outcome measures were weight and body mass index (BMI) change under dopaminergic treatment after 2 years with regard to Taq1A status and sex. We observed that the dopaminergic treatment leads to a significant mean weight loss of 3.1 ± 6.25 kg after 2 years. Regarding Taq1A polymorphisms, 21 patients were carriers of at least one A1 allele and 23 patients had a genotype of A2/A2. However, the presence of the A1 allele was neither associated with the mean BMI at baseline nor with an altered weight loss response under dopamine agonist therapy. Our results implicate that the dopaminergic treatment leads to a sustained weight loss in patients with prolactinomas after 2 years. However, there was no association to the A1 allele of Taq1A, observation that needs to be analysed in larger cohorts.
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- A P Athanasoulia
- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Clinical Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2-10, 80804, Munich, Germany,
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Crespo I, Santos A, Resmini E, Valassi E, Martínez-Momblán MA, Webb SM. Improving Quality of Life in Patients with Pituitary Tumours. EUROPEAN ENDOCRINOLOGY 2013; 9:32-36. [PMID: 30349608 PMCID: PMC6193521 DOI: 10.17925/ee.2013.09.01.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Evaluation of health-related quality of life (QoL) in people with pituitary tumours has received much attention over the last 10-15 years. Most of them show impaired QoL, but little is known about how to prevent impairment or how to improve QoL. Our aim is to review what is known about QoL in pituitary tumours patients and to highlight the areas worth improving, for the patient's well being. The article has four sections: acromegaly, Cushing's syndrome, prolactinomas and non-functioning adenomas. Control of comorbidities is usually an important factor to prevent QoL impairment; however, each disease has specific characteristics that should be properly addressed in order to obtain full patient recovery after successful therapy.
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- Iris Crespo
- Endocrinology/Medicine Department, Hospital Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBER-ER, Unidad 747), IIB-Sant Pau, ISCIII and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
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- Endocrinology/Medicine Department, Hospital Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBER-ER, Unidad 747), IIB-Sant Pau, ISCIII and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
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- Endocrinology/Medicine Department, Hospital Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBER-ER, Unidad 747), IIB-Sant Pau, ISCIII and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
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- Endocrinology/Medicine Department, Hospital Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBER-ER, Unidad 747), IIB-Sant Pau, ISCIII and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
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- Endocrinology/Medicine Department, Hospital Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBER-ER, Unidad 747), IIB-Sant Pau, ISCIII and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
- Escola Universitària d’Infermeria, Hospital Sant Pau, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Endocrinology/Medicine Department, Hospital Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBER-ER, Unidad 747), IIB-Sant Pau, ISCIII and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
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