Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak after Initiation of Dopamine Agonist Therapy in Macroprolactinomas: Two Case Reports and a Literature Review

ABSTRACT: Objective: To describe 2 spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks complicating treatment of macroprolactinoma (MPRL) with dopamine agonist (DA) therapy.Methods: We equi-jec 6 present the 2 cases of spontaneous, DA-related CSF leaks.Prolactin levels were used to assess hyperprolactinemia.Beta-2 transferrin was tested in rhinorrhea fluid

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Biogeography and taxonomy of extinct and endangered monk seals illuminated by ancient DNA and skull morphology

Extinctions and declines of large marine vertebrates have major ecological impacts and are of critical concern in marine environments.The Caribbean monk seal, Monachus tropicalis, last definitively reported in 1952, was one of the few marine mammal species to become extinct in historical times.Despite its importance for understanding the evolutiona

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