Table A4.

Pairwise comparisons of differences of NIHSS score components among the three areas.

	p Value of Three Groups Comparison	p Value of Pairwise Comparison
		Penglai vs. Huzhu	Penglai vs. Yushu	Huzhu vs. Yushu
NIHSS score	0.483	-	-	- 0.228
Disturbance of consciousness	<0.001	0.003	<0.001
Gaze	0.955	-	-	-
Vision	0.004	0.003	1.000	0.047
Facial paralysis	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.017
Limb paralysis	0.169	-	-	-
Ataxia	0.027	0.792	0.007	0.015
Dysesthesia	0.093	-	-	-
Aphasia	0.085	-	-	-
Dysarthria	<0.001	0.001	0.016	0.852
Neglect	<0.001	<0.001	0.317	0.137