Spontaneous subdural haematoma in anabolic steroids dependent weight lifters: Reports of two cases and review of literature

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-88

  Alaraj, A M ^a   Chamoun, R B ^a   Dahdaleh, N S ^a   Haddad, G F ^a   Comair, Y G ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Anabolic steroids; Spontaneous subdural haematoma; Valsalva; Weight lifting

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT;

ADULT; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; ANABOLIC AGENTS; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, INTRACRANIAL; HUMANS; MALE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VALSALVA MANEUVER; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 12444328741     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-004-0415-0     Document Type: Review

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