However, serum GAL3 levels were found to correlate with the presence of cerebral edema as depicted on cCT and with lactate on admission, which has been previously identified as a predictor of poor neurological outcome.20, 36, 41, 42 A recent analysis has identified GAL3 on admission as a predictor of long-term cerebral disability assessed by CPC at 5.7 years after OHCA.14 Here, LGALS3 is linked to brain edema.