| Table 1: Stroke severity in patients with and without disorders of consciousness on admission and discharge. |
| | Stroke severity | Patients without disorders of consciousness | Patients with disorders of consciousness | value* | | n | X | ±SD | n | X | ±SD |
| | NIHSS score at admission | 147 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 54 | 19.9 | 9.5 | <0.001 | | NIHSS score at discharge | 141 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 24 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 0.003 |
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X: mean; SD: standard deviation; *: Student's -test.
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