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Plasma Prolactin and Cortisol Concentrations in Epileptic Patients During the Night
Anita Cavallo, MD;
Dan C. Moore, MD;
A. Nahori;
A. Beaumanoir, MD;
Pierre C. Sizonenko, MD
Arch Neurol. 1984;41(11):1179-1182.
Abstract
• Plasma cortisol and prolactin concentrations were determined every four hours, from 8 PM to 8 AM, in 19 epileptic patients during EEG recording of sleep. Data were compared with those obtained from 12 healthy young male volunteers studied under similar conditions. Patients had normal cortisol rhythm, with peak levels at 4 AM or 8 AM and trough at midnight. A sleep-related increase in prolactin concentration was observed in all patients. The range of prolactin concentrations in the patients was also normal. Treatment with valproic acid (ten patients) and frequent abnormal EEG discharges (five patients) did not affect cortisol and prolactin secretion.
Author Affiliations
From the Division of Clinical Biology of Growth and Reproduction, Department of Pediatrics and Genetics (Drs Cavallo, Moore, and Sizonenko), and the Division of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology (Dr Beaumanoir and Mr Nahori), University of Geneva Medical School. Dr Cavallo is now with the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston; Dr Moore is now with Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Wash.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Nov 11, 1983.
Reprint requests to Clinique de Pediatrie, 30, bd de la Cluse, 1211 Geneve 4, Switzerland (Dr Sizonenko).
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