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There are many reports of mental disorders associated with prolactinomas or with medications used to treat prolactinomas.
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3: Thondam SK, Alusi S, O’Driscoll K, Gilkes CE, Cuthbertson DJ, Daousi C.
Impulse control disorder in a patient on long-term treatment with bromocriptine
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