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Anterior pituitary axis hormones and outcome in acute ischaemic stroke
Author(s) -
Neidert S.,
Katan M.,
Schuetz P.,
Fluri F.,
Ernst A.,
Bingisser R.,
Kappos L.,
Engelter S. T.,
Steck A.,
Müller B.,
ChristCrain M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.625
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1365-2796
pISSN - 0954-6820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2010.02327.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hormone , stroke (engine) , pituitary apoplexy , hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis , triiodothyronine , receiver operating characteristic , odds ratio , endocrinology , pituitary adenoma , mechanical engineering , adenoma , engineering
. Neidert S, Katan M, Schuetz P, Fluri F, Ernst A, Bingisser R, Kappos L, Engelter ST, Steck A, Müller B, Christ‐Crain M (University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; SphingoTec GmbH, Borgsorf, Germany; Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland) Anterior pituitary axis hormones and outcome in acute ischaemic stroke. J Intern Med 2011; 269 : 420–432. Background. Early and accurate prediction of outcome in acute stroke is important and influences risk‐optimized therapeutic strategies. Endocrine alterations of the hypothalamic–pituitary axis are amongst the first measurable alterations after cerebral ischaemia. We therefore evaluated the prognostic value of cortisol, triiodothyronine (T3), free thyroxine (fT4), thyroid‐stimulating hormone (TSH) and growth hormone (GH) in patients with an acute ischaemic stroke. Methods. In an observational study including 281 patients with ischaemic stroke, anterior pituitary axis hormones (i.e. cortisol, T3, fT4, TSH and GH) were simultaneously assessed to determine their value to predict functional outcome and mortality within 90 days and 1 year. Results. In receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, the prognostic accuracy of cortisol was higher compared to all measured hormones and was in the range of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). Cortisol was an independent prognostic marker of functional outcome and death [odds ratio (OR) 1.0 (1.0–1.01) and 1.62 (1.37–1.92), respectively, P < 0.0002 for both, adjusted for age and the NIHSS] in patients with ischaemic stroke, but added no significant additional predictive value to the clinical NIHSS score. Conclusion. Cortisol is an independent prognostic marker for death and functional outcome within 90 days and 1 year in patients with ischaemic stroke. By contrast, other anterior pituitary axis hormones such as peripheral thyroid hormones and GH are only of minor value to predict outcome in stroke.