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. 2021 Oct 14;24(2):113–120. doi: 10.7461/jcen.2021.E2021.08.003

Table 2.

The average concentration of ACTH and β-endorphin divided by HHS and delta-NIHSS

HHS Delta-NIHSS ACTH (pg/mL) Beta-endorphin (pg/mL)
1 (N=3) Low (N=2) 166.5±154.9 84.3±5.7
High (N=1) 206.9 97.1
2 (N=15) Low (N=11) 380.6±114.7 173.5±61.9
High (N=4) 193.2±96.7 78.9±12.2
3 (N=11) Low (N=10) 255.2±51.7 83.7±3.7
High (N=1) 91.8 65.3
4 (N=7) Low (N=4) 199.5±71.7 98.0±12.6
High (N=3) 350.3±253.4 82.8±5.5
5 (N=1) Low (N=0) - -
High (N=1) 1343.8 96.28

ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; HHS, Hunt–Hess grading system; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale