[Status of nonspecific brain systems in various hypothalamic syndromes]

The nonspecific systems of the brain and their role in neuroendocrine regulation were studied and the nature of some neuroendocrine and metabolic disorders was specified. Examination of 41 women with the hypothalamic syndrome showed that they had ergotrophic insufficiency expressed both in the specific hypothalamus-pituitary system (hyperprolactinemia) and in nonspecific systems (deficiency of the activation systems of the brain sympathetic activity at the periphery and the emotional syndrome), which suggests the deficit of dopamine not only in the tuberoinfundibular but also in mesolimbic systems.