Table 3. Baseline characteristics.

Baseline characteristics (n = 42)
Median age, years (IQ range)	62 (50–66)
Weight on admission, kg (IQ range)	76 (67–80)
Preceding history of hypertension, n (%)	27 (66)
Median systolic BP on admission, mmHg (IQ range)	149 (134–175)
On anti-platelet therapy at admission, n (%)	11 (27)
Abnormal serum glucose on admission, n (%)	8 (20)
Mean time to thrombolysis (min)	169
Median NIHSS score on admission, n (IQ range)	14 (11–17)
CT brain scans (n = 23)
Early signs of infarction, n (%)	16 (70)
Hyperdense MCA, n (%)	7 (30)