Abstract:Objective To investigate the relationship between neutrophil to lymphocyte radio in peripheral blood at different time points and the degree of cerebral edema and prognosis after acute cerebral hemorrhage.Methods From August 2016 to June 2019, 141 patients with acute cerebral hemorrhage admitted to the Department of Craniotomy of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine were enrolled in this study. NLR levels at three time points were selected [T1 was NLR level at admission (time from onset < 12 h); T2 was 24 h to 48 h from onset time; T3 was 5 to 7 d from onset time]. The patients were divided into 2 groups, good prognosis group (GOS > 3 points) and poor prognosis group (GOS ≤ 3 points), according to the 30 d GOS score. The levels of NLR at different time points in different prognostic groups were compared. According to the volume of cerebral edema, the patients were divided into three groups: light, moderate, and severe. The levels of NLR at different time points were compared in the three groups. Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between NLR levels and severity of brain edema in acute cerebral hemorrhage.Result The prognosis good group was compared to the prognosis group: there were statistical differences in the NLR level at different points (P < 0.05); the NLR level of the good prognosis group was statistically prior to that of the poor prognosis group (P < 0.05); there was a statistical difference in the trend of NLR score change between both groups (P < 0.05), and the NLR level was increased and then returned to the primary. Three groups of different cerebral edema groups showed: there were statistical differences in NLR levels at different points (P < 0.05); the NLR levels of the three different groups were statistically different (P < 0.05), and the higher the level of ICH cerebral edema was, the higher the NLR level was; the NLR levels of three groups increased and then decreased with the development of time (P < 0.05), but no difference appeared among the trend of NLR in three groups (P > 0.05). Spearman correlation test showed that NLR level was positively correlated with the severity of brain edema after acute cerebral hemorrhage (r = 0.406, P < 0.05). Binary logistic regression analysis showed that NLR [R = 1.198, (95% CI: 1.023, 1.404)], cerebral edema severity after cerebral hemorrhage (1) [R = 0.022, (95% CI: 0.001, 0.342)], cerebral edema severity after cerebral hemorrhage (2) [R = 0.061, (95% CI: 0.005, 0.796)] were an independent risk factor for 30-day prognosis.Conclusion The level of NLR is closely related to the severity and prognosis of cerebral edema after acute cerebral hemorrhage. The severity of cerebral edema and the prognosis after acute cerebral hemorrhage can be evaluated by NLR.