Clinical evaluation of the function of hypothalamo-pituitary-thyroid axis in children with central nervous system infections

Table 3 The level of CSF T₃ and T₄ in patients with CNS infections

Groups	Number	TT ₃ (ng/ml) t/p X ± SD	TT ₄ (ug/dl) t/p X ± SD
Respiratory system disease	6	0.93 ± 1.23	2.42 ± 1.70
CNS infection mild	60	0.56 ± 0.40 NS※	3.81 ± 2.88 NS※
CNS infection severe	27	0.39 ± 0.47 NS※	1.02 ± 1.27 < 0.05※

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