Table 2.

Changes in test scores after performing the NEURO-15 protocol

	At admission	At discharge	p value
FMA
Total score	54.9±8.5	56.7±9.5	0.043*
Score for category A	34.3±1.9	34.3±1.9	ns
Score for category B	9.3±0.8	9.7±0.5	ns
Score for category C	13.4±0.8	13.9±0.4	0.043*
Score for category D	0.9±0.7	2.3±1.1	0.018*
ICARS
Total score	26.6±11.1	21.0±10.2	0.028*
Score for postural and stance disorders	11.4±7.7	9.3±7.4	0.028*
Score for kinetic functions	14.4±3.6	11.0±2.5	0.028*
Score for speech disorders	1.0±1.5	1.0±1.5	ns
Score for oculomotor disorders	0.1±0.3	0.0±0.0	ns
MAS
Elbow flexors	0.3±0.4	0.0±0.0	ns
Wrist flexors	0.1±0.3	0.1±0.3	ns
Finger flexors	0.3±0.5	0.0±0.0	ns

FMA, Fugl-Meyer assessment; ICARS, International Cooperative Ataxia Rating scale; MAS, modified Ashworth scale.

^*p < 0.05.