The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Table 3 Distribution of the mRS within all study cases, comparison of mRS at discharge and 3 months

From: Intravenous thrombolysis outcome in posterior vs anterior circulation stroke in a tertiary stroke center in Egypt

Modified Rankin score			Number of cases				Percentage (%)
mRS at 3 months		≤ 2	212				74.1%
mRS at 3 months		>2	74				25.9%
			Site				Chi-square test P value
			ACS		PCS
			N	%	N	%
mRS at 3 months		≤ 2	167	70.20%	45	93.80%	0.001^*
mRS at 3 months		>2	71	29.80%	3	6.30%	0.001^*
Anterior		mRS at 3 m			Total		McNemar test P value
Anterior		≤ 2		>2	Total		McNemar test P value
mRS at discharge	≤ 2	133 (55.88%)		8 (3.36%)	144 (59.24%)		< 0.001*
mRS at discharge	>2	34 (14.29%)		63 (26.47%)	97 (40.76%)
Total		167 (70.17%)		71 (29.83%)	238 (100%)
Posterior		mRS at 3 m
Posterior		≤ 2		>2
mRS at discharge	≤ 2	35 (72.92%)		1 (2.08%)	36 (75%)		0.012*
mRS at discharge	>2	10 (20.83%)		2 (4.17%)	12 (25%)
Total		45 (93.75%)		3 (6.25%)	48 (100%)

*Significant
mRS modified Rankin Score, ACS anterior circulation stroke, PCS posterior circulation stroke

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