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T3 level may be a helpful marker to predict disease prognosis of acute central nervous system viral infections.

AIM OF THE STUDY: Acute central nervous system viral infections are progressive and inflammatory diseases with inflammatory cells infiltrating into the central nervous system (CNS), and thyroid hormone (TH) level is associated with the oxidative and antioxidant status. Variations in oxidative stress and antioxidant status are related to the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases. Our study aimed to investigate the possible correlation between viral infections in CNS and TH levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (fT4) and free triiodothyronine (fT3).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We measured serum concentrations of TSH, fT4, and fT3 in 206 individuals, including 59 viral meningitis (VM) patients, 60 viral encephalitis (VE) patients, and 87 healthy controls.

RESULTS: Our findings showed that VE and VM patients had lower levels of fT3 and higher levels of fT4 compared with healthy controls, whether male or female. Moreover, levels of TSH and fT3 in patients with viral infections in CNS were inversely correlated with disease prognosis measured by the Glasgow Outcome Scale.

CONCLUSIONS: Variations in TH level may represent the oxidative status and are surrogate biomarkers for disease prognosis of acute central nervous system viral infections.

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