Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of the Stroke cohort.
| Stroke cohort (n = 18) | |
|---|---|
| NIHSS score at admission | 8 (5–10) |
| NHISS motor score at admission | 4 (2–7) |
| NHISS score after 3–4 d | 5 (4–9) |
| NHISS motor score after 3–4 d | 2.5 (2–5) |
| EARLY NEUROLOGICAL OUTCOMES | |
| Improvement | 38.9 (7) |
| Stability | 50 (9) |
| Worsening | 11.1 (2) |
| ETIOLOGY | |
| Lacunar | 11.1 (2) |
| Cardioembolic | 33.3 (6) |
| Atherothrombotic | 11.1 (2) |
| Others | 16.7 (3) |
| Unknown | 27.8 (5) |
| LOCATION, TERRITORY | |
| Vertebrobasilar | 22.2 (4) |
| Carotid | 77.8 (14) |
| STROKE LATERALITY | |
| Right | 44.4 (8) |
| Left | 55.6 (10) |
| OCSP CLASSIFICATION | |
| TACI | 55.6 (10) |
| LACI | 16.7 (3) |
| PACI | 11.1 (2) |
| POCI | 16.7 (3) |
| OTHER | |
| Thrombolytic therapy | 35.3 (6) |
| Hemorrhagic transformation | 17.6 (3) |
| Time stroke-baseline sample before IRT (d) | 11.5 ± 5.7 |
| Time stroke-evaluation before IRT (d) | 12.4 ± 5 |
Variables are expressed as percentage, mean ± SD, or median (interquartile range). Early neurological outcomes were defined as improvement (decrease ≥4 points in the NHISS admission score), worsening (increase ≥4 in the NHISS admission score), or stability (as any other change in the NHISS admission score).
OCSP, Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project; TACI, total anterior cerebral infarct; LACI, lacunar cerebral infarct; PACI, partial anterior cerebral infarct; POCI, posterior cerebral infarct; IRT, intensive rehabilitation therapy; d, days.