Table 2.

Comparison of the changes of the NIHSS and mRS scores between 2 groups at admission and 3 months after stroke.

Variable	ALC group (n = 34)	Placebo group (n = 35)	p value
Admission NIHSS score, mean ± SD	13.06 ± 3.70	12.26 ± 5.03	0.45
3-month after-stroke NIHSS score, mean ± SD	7.24 ± 4.39	9.60 ± 4.32	0.02
NIHSS alteration from admission to 3 months after stroke, mean ± SD	−5.82 ± 4.51	−2.83 ± 3.08	0.002
Admission mRS score, mean ± SD	2.53 ± 0.78	2.51 ± 0.98	0.62
3-month after-stroke mRS score, mean ± SD	1.65 ± 1.6	2.54 ± 1.60	0.02
mRS alteration from baseline to 3 months after stroke, mean ± SD	−0.94 ± 1.30	0.11 ± 1.34	0.002

Note: ALC = acetyl-L-carnitine; NIHSS = National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; mRS = modified Rankin Scale. The significant p value is shown in bold type.