Table 2.

Neurological function and disability in patients with acute cerebral infarction

Functionality test	SAO (n=36)	LAA (n=30)	CAE (n=16)
NIHSS	3.5 (2, 6)	9 (7, 13)**	12.5 (6, 28.75)**,††
Barthel Index	90 (55, 100)	30 (20, 61.25)*	22.5 (0, 50)**,††
Modified Rankin scale	2 (1, 4)	4 (3.75, 4)	4 (4, 5)*†

Note: Data are presented as medians, with 25th and 75th percentiles given in parentheses.

SAO, small-artery occlusion; LAA, large-artery atherosclerosis; CAE, cardioaortic embolism; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.

^*P<0.05 versus SAO.

^**P<0.01 versus SAO.

^†P<0.05 versus LAA.

^††P<0.01 versus LAA.