Ischemic Stroke in a Young Man Bodybuilder

Abstract

Ischemic stroke among young people is an infrequent and rare entity. Despite the existence of a long list of etiologies, the progressive imposition of an ideal body image in society represents another cause of ischemic stroke. To this end, bodybuilding practices have been imposed on a large part of the adolescent sector with intense exercise routines accompanied by supplementation with anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS). Abusers typically use up to 15 times the recommended medical doses of anabolic steroids. Nowadays, AAS are being used worldwide by millions of men, including those with no athletic ambitions, wishing to increase and improve their physical strength and appearance. AAS increase the risk of ischemic cerebral events through the interaction of certain variables whose common denominator is blood hypercoagulability. Consequently, in the presence of signs and symptoms of a stroke in a young person, the consumption of anabolic substances should be considered as a possible etiology.