Table 3.

Changes in the Hammersmith score in the PB group and in the LEV group.

	PB group before treatment	PB group after treatment	P value
Hammersmith score (tot.)	27.83 ± 3.25	28.63 ± 2.73	0.26
Tone and posture score	7.6 ± 0.96	8.03 ± 0.93	0.45
Tone pattern score	4.33 ± 0.72	4.30 ± 0.61	0.27
Movements	2.73 ± 0.45	2.86 ± 0.35	0.17
Reflexes	4.76 ± 0.59	4.9 ± 0.47	0.20
Abnormal signs	2.93 ± 0.25	2.98 ± 0.30	0.74
Orientation and behaviour	5.45 ± 1.03	5.33 ± 0.97	0.41
	LEV group before treatment	LEV group after treatment	P value
Hammersmith score (tot.)	27.33 ± 4.03	32.4 ± 1.75	0.001
Tone and posture score	7.5 ± 1.18	9.36 ± 0.76	0.05
Tone pattern score	4.3 ± 0.64	4.75 ± 0.46	0.11
Movements	2.56 ± 0.49	3.1 ± 0.5	0.52
Reflexes	4.86 ± 0.89	5.56 ± 0.49	0.01
Abnormal signs	2.8 ± 0.41	3.1 ± 0.5	0.76
Orientation and behaviour	5.16 ± 1.01	6.7 ± 0.45	0.02