Role of thyroid function in non-basal ganglia intracerebral hemorrhage prognosis

Thyroid function disorders serve as unfavorable prognosis predictors for numerous diseases. However, their role in predicting intracerebral hemorrhage outcome is unclear. This study investigated the prognostic potential of thyroid function parameters for intracerebral hemorrhage.

Admissions for intracerebral hemorrhage caused by hypertension were retrospectively enrolled to determine thyroid function levels. Patients were subjected to three month- and three year-follow up to assess short- and long-term prognosis, respectively.

Elevated levels of thyroxine and decreased levels of free triiodothyronine (fT3) are associated with unfavorable short-term prognosis in non-basal ganglia intracerebral hemorrhage patients. The levels of thyroid stimulating hormone and free tetraiodothyronine did not exhibit any significant change. This alteration in thyroid function was not observed in basal-ganglia intracerebral hemorrhage patients. Furthermore, the inclusion of thyroxine and fT3 enhanced the prognostic power of the traditional model (NIHSS only) in predicting short-term outcomes. Among patients 55 years or older, subgroup analyses results are consistent with previous findings. Additionally, our clinical model is also applicable towards predicting the long-term prognosis of non-basal ganglia intracerebral hemorrhage.

Thyroid function concentrations, especially the levels of thyroxine and fT3, could serve as key prognostic predictors for non-basal ganglia cerebral hemorrhage, especially among the middle-aged and elderly groups.