Imaging cerebral circulation in long-term anabolic-androgenic steroid users and non-using weightlifters
These findings indicate that long-term AAS use may impact cerebrovascular health, evidenced by increased sCoV. Although cerebral perfusion was unaffected, elevated sCoV suggest that AAS use may pose a risk for cerebrovascular pathology later in life.
Authors
- Astrid Bjørnebekk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2353-8455)
- Oliver Marcel Geier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3919-7579)
- Henk J. M. M. Mutsaerts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0894-0307)
- Inge Rasmus Groote (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1003-555X)
- Jonny Hisdal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0224-7854)
- Atle Bjørnerud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3486-3141)
- Beatriz Padrela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6836-9443)
- Helene Melsom Tungesvik
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Sykehuset i Vestfold (NO)
- Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112829
- Primary Topic
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Helse Sør-Øst RHF