Anabolic Steroid Abuse in Gym Enthusiasts – An Under-Recognized Cause of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

Anabolic steroid use is constantly increasing, especially among athletes and gym enthusiasts. Of the many dangers of this rampant drug abuse is a hypercoagulable state predisposing to cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). Androgen abuse for bodybuilding or increasing muscle mass is an under-recognized c...

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Main Authors: Geeta A Khwaja, Abhilekh Srivastava, Aviraj Deshmukh, Neera Chaudhry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:MAMC Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
CVT
Online Access:http://www.mamcjms.in/article.asp?issn=2394-7438;year=2018;volume=4;issue=1;spage=38;epage=40;aulast=Khwaja