Table 2.

Median (ranges) plasma levels of hormone in children with nodding syndrome

Test (units)	Normal range	Median (range in patients
FT4 (pmol/l)	8.8 – 13.5	10.5 (8.8 – 20.1)
TSH (μIU/ml)	0.7 – 3.4	2.3 (1.27 – 3.18)
Cortisol (nmol/l)	171 - 536	256 (180 – 379)
DHEA (μmol/l	0.84 – 8.16	1.9 (0.84 – 5.24)
Parathyroid Hormone (pg/ml)	15 - 65	23.5 (16 - 65)
Prolactin (μg/l)	3.34 -26.71	5.75 (3.12 – 20)
FSH (IU/l)	**	4.4 (2.0 – 7.5)
LH (IU/l)	**	2.7 (1.5 – 7.9)
Estradiol (pmol/l)	**	169 (66 - 585)
Testosterone (nmol/l)	**	6.6 (5.2 -15.8)

**Normal limits of FSH, LH, testosterone and estradiol depend on sex and stage of sexual development.