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ArticleNeurology and therapy2024

A Retrospective Analysis of Central and Peripheral Metabolic Characteristics in Patients with Cryptococcal Meningitis.

Jianglong Qin, Lanwei Nong, Qingdong Zhu, Zhizhong Huang, Fengyao Wu, Sijun Li

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Jianglong Qin *The Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, 1 Chang-Gang-Two-Li Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530023, People's Republic of China.
Lanwei Nong *The Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, 1 Chang-Gang-Two-Li Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530023, People's Republic of China.
Qingdong ZhuThe Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, 1 Chang-Gang-Two-Li Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530023, People's Republic of China.
Zhizhong HuangThe Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, 1 Chang-Gang-Two-Li Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530023, People's Republic of China.
Fengyao WuThe Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, 1 Chang-Gang-Two-Li Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530023, People's Republic of China.
Sijun LiThe Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, 1 Chang-Gang-Two-Li Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530023, People's Republic of China. tankeyboge0204@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6199-4307
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Abstract

introductionMost current treatment strategies and investigations on cryptococcal meningitis (CM) focus primarily on the central nervous system (CNS), often overlooking the complex interplay between the CNS and the peripheral system. This study aims to explore the characteristics of central and peripheral metabolism in patients with CM.

methodsPatients diagnosed with CM as per the hospital records of the Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups, non-structural damage of the brain (NSDB) and structural damage of the brain (SDB), according to the presence of brain lesions as detected with imaging. Based on the presence of enlarged cerebral ventricles, the cases in the SDB group were classified into non-ventriculomegaly (NVM) and ventriculomegaly (VM). Various parameters of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and peripheral blood (PB) were analyzed.

resultsA significant correlation was detected between CSF and PB parameters. The levels of CSF-adenosine dehydrogenase (ADA), CSF-protein, CSF-glucose, and CSF-chloride ions were significantly correlated with the levels of PB-aminotransferase, PB-bilirubin, PB-creatinine (Cr), PB-urea nitrogen, PB-electrolyte, PB-protein, and PB-lipid. Compared with NSDB, the levels of CSF-glucose were significantly decreased in the SDB group, while the levels of CSF-lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and CSF-protein were significantly increased in the SDB group. In the SDB group, the levels of PB-potassium, PB-hemoglobin(Hb), and PB-albumin were significantly decreased in the patients with VM, while the level of PB-urea nitrogen was significantly increased in these patients.

conclusionMetabolic and structural alterations in the brain may be associated with peripheral metabolic changes.

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Central metabolic characteristicsCryptococcal meningitisPeripheral metabolic characteristicsStructural damage of the brain

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