The thyroid function markers and their prognostic significance patients with ischemic stroke

Junik, R.; Piechowski, A.; Sowiński, J.; Wender, M.

Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska 29(3): 317-323

1995


ISSN/ISBN: 0028-3843
PMID: 7566406
Document Number: 446577
Thyroid hormones serum concentration alters in a variety of nonthyroidal illnesses. Thyroxine and triiodothyronine levels in patients after ischaemic stroke are significantly lower and reverse-triiodothyronine (rT3) and triiodothyronine uptake index (T3I) are considerably higher. At the beginning of insultus rT3 and T3I can be used as the markers of fatal prognosis.

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