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Published in final edited form as: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2012 Sep 30;22(7):e111–e117. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.08.008

Table 5.

Correlation between cell type and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score during neurologic deterioration

Cell type NIHSS during ND
Total leukocytes
 ND–2 (n = 31) r = 0.367; P = .042*
 ND–1 (n = 59) r = 0.078; P = .555
 ND–0 (n = 61) r = 0.324; P = .011*
Neutrophils
 ND–2 (n = 31) r = 0.328; P = .071
 ND–1 (n = 59) r = 0.093; P = .485
 ND–0 (n = 61) r = 0.294; P = .021*
Lymphocytes
 ND–2 (n = 31) r = 0.199; P = .283
 ND–1 (n = 59) r = −0.010; P = .939
 ND–0 (n = 61) r = −0.003; P = .981

Abbreviations: ND, neurologic deterioration; ND–2, 2 days before ND; ND–1, 1 day before ND; ND–0, day of ND; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.

*

P < .05.