Ischemic stroke related to anabolic abuse.
Anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) abuse increased in recent years, and it is associated with numerous adverse effects. Few reports on ischemic stroke related to anabolic steroid abuse have been published. We report a case of a 26-year-old male amateur athlete who suffered a posterior territory ischemic stroke. No abnormalities were found in angiography and echocardiography studies, neither in hemostatic profile. His only significant risk factor was nonmedical use of stanozolol, an anabolic steroid. Anabolic steroids are capable of increasing vascular tone, arterial tension, and platelet aggregation; therefore, they are prone to produce atherothrombotic phenomena. Because of young people's widespread use of anabolic steroids, physicians should be aware of this kind of complication.
Santamarina
Rodrigo Daniel
RD
Neurology Department, Hospital Privado de Comunidad, Mar del Plata, Argentina. rsantamarina@sna.org.ar.
Besocke
Ana Gabriela
AG
Romano
Lucas Martin
LM
Ioli
Pablo Leonardo
PL
Gonorazky
Sergio Eduardo
SE
D000328:Adult; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D013197:Stanozolol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology
D045930:Anabolic Agents; D013197:Stanozolol