Diminished serotonin-mediated prolactin responses in nondepressed stroke patients compared with healthy normal subjects

R Ramasubbu, A Flint, G Brown, G Awad, S Kennedy - Stroke, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study was to use hormonal responsiveness
to d-fenfluramine (d-FEN) challenge as a measure of central serotonin (5-HT) function in a …

A neuroendocrine study of serotonin function in depressed stroke patients compared to non depressed stroke patients and healthy controls

R Ramasubbu, A Flint, G Brown, G Awad… - Journal of affective …, 1999 - Elsevier
Objectives: We employed a neuroendocrine challenge paradigm to study serotonergic
abnormalities associated with poststroke depression. Method: Twelve depressed stroke …

Blunted prolactin response to D-fenfluramine in post-stroke major depression

P Morris, M Hopwood, K Maguire, T Norman… - Journal of affective …, 2003 - Elsevier
Background: This study investigated whether patients suffering from post-stroke depressive
disorder had a similar disturbance in central serotonergic function to that described in non …

The prolactin response to buspirone in poststroke depression: a preliminary report

L Sevinçok, A Erol - Journal of affective disorders, 2000 - Elsevier
Background: The issue of whether a serotonergic abnormality is involved in poststroke
depression (PSD) was investigated in a sample of poststroke patients. Methods: The severity …

[HTML][HTML] Recovery from major depression is not associated with normalization of serotonergic function

JD Flory, JJ Mann, SB Manuck, MF Muldoon - Biological psychiatry, 1998 - Elsevier
Background: Plasma prolactin response to fenfluramine, a serotonergic agent, is typically
blunted in moderately to severely depressed adults when compared to healthy controls. It is …

Prolactin, cortisol secretion and thyroid function in patients with stroke of mild severity

A Theodoropoulou, IC Metallinos… - Hormone and …, 2006 - thieme-connect.com
It is well known that stroke represents one of the most common causes of morbidity and
mortality. Functional outcome is influenced not only by factors related to acute stages of …

Prolactin response to d-fenfluramine in combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder

I Schweitzer, P Morris, M Hopwood… - International Journal …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Central serotonergic function can be investigated by measuring the prolactin response to the
serotonin releasing/uptake agent, d-fenfluramine. This study investigated the effect of …

Fluoxetine for poststroke depression: a randomized placebo controlled clinical trial

Y Kong, W Dong, C Liu - Neural Regeneration Research, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Studies have demonstrated that poststroke depression (PSD) may be
related with the disequilibrium between noradrenaline and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) …

Evaluation of central serotonergic function in affective and related disorders by the fenfluramine challenge test: a critical review

ME Newman, B Shapira, B Lerer - International Journal of …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Plasma prolactin levels following oral administration of the serotonin (5-HT) releasing agent,
fenfluramine hydrochloride, have been extensively used to evaluate central serotonergic …

Retest reliability of prolactin response to dl-fenfluramine challenge in adults

JD Flory, SB Manuck, MF Muldoon - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2002 - Elsevier
Neuropharmacologic probes to assess central nervous system (CNS) serotonergic
responsivity (eg, dl-fenfluramine) stimulate serotonergic neurotransmission, thereby causing …