Caffeine toxicity in a bodybuilder.
Substance abuse is well documented among bodybuilders and weight lifters keen to enhance their performance. A case is described of abuse of caffeine to toxic levels by an amateur bodybuilder and is believed to be the first documented case of such recreational abuse.
FitzSimmons
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Accident and Emergency Department, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
Kidner
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D000328:Adult; D002110:Caffeine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004300:Doping in Sports; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014891:Weight Lifting
D002110:Caffeine