Table 1.

	Patient 1	Patient 2
Age	51	57
Time from onset of symptoms to arrival to hospital	1 hr 7 min	2 hrs 8 min
NIHSS scores on admission	16	17
Time from onset of symptoms to thrombolysis	2 hrs 42 min	5 hrs 10 min
Time from onset of symptoms to operation	32 hrs 57 min	32 hrs 40 min
Time between thrombolysis and operation	29 hrs 8 min	27 hrs 30 min
Barthel index scores	40	25
Mini-mental state examination	29/30	27/30