Table II.

Initial and discharge NIHSS score in patients included in groups I and II

NIHSS	Group I (n = 181)	Group II (n = 153)	P-value
Initial (min.–max.; mean ± SD)	3–38; 10.0 ±8.58	4–33; 11.9 ±8.40	0.024*
On the day of discharge (min.–max.; mean ± SD)	0–38; 7.6 ±8.59	0–33; 9.5 ±8.92	0.035*

^*Two-sample t-test.