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Ischemic Stroke Related to Anabolic Abuse

2008; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 31; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/wnf.0b013e3180ed4485

1537-162X

Rodrigo Daniel Santamarina, Ana Gabriela Besocke, Lucas Martín Romano, Pablo Ioli, Sergio Eduardo Gonorazky,

Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment

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.