Gerstmann syndrome complicating polycythemia secondary to anabolic steroid use
| Autor: | Satnaam Bassi, Hossein Akhondi, Nina Long, Don Pepito |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Neurological injury Gerstmann syndrome Weight Lifting medicine.medical_treatment Gerstmann Syndrome Cardiomyopathy Polycythemia 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Brain Ischemia 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Anabolic Agents Phlebotomy Ischaemic stroke medicine Humans Stroke Cerebral Hemorrhage biology business.industry Athletes General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Erythropoiesis Steroids business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Anabolic steroid Findings That Shed New Light on the Possible Pathogenesis of a Disease or an Adverse Effect |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Case Rep |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | Anabolic steroid use is prevalent among athletes and bodybuilders. There are known cardiovascular, reproductive, musculoskeletal and neuropsychiatric risks associated with their prolonged use. Although there have been very few documented cases of strokes associated with anabolic steroid use, cardiomyopathy and secondary erythropoiesis can increase the risk of strokes in users with no other risk factors. We present a 49-year-old man with left parietal ischaemic stroke with haemorrhagic conversion resulting in Gerstmann syndrome secondary to a hypercoagulable state from chronic anabolic steroid use. |
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