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Published on: September 21, 2011
Gerstmann syndrome complicating polycythemia secondary to anabolic steroid use
Nina Long1, Satnaam Bassi2, Don Pepito2
1School of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro University Nevada, Henderson, Nevada, USA.
Abstract:
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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