Table 1 Comparison between scores of clinical scales on admission and 3 months after stroke onset

NIHSS score

Mean ± SD

8.2 ± 3.16

5.72 ± 2.94

< 0.001٭

Median(IQR)

8.5

5

Range

2–16

1-15

Mild

Moderate

Severe

3(7.5%)

31(77.5%)

6(15%)

14(35%)

23(57.5%)

3(7.5%)

MRC scale

Mean ± SD

2 ± 1.4

3 ± 1.38

< 0.001٭

Median (IQR)

2

4

Mild

Moderate

Severe

5(12.5%)

20(50%)

15(37.5%)

22(55%)

11(27.5%)

7(17.5%)