Dysphagia limit NIHSS score Ave ± SD MRS score Ave ± SD Patient with normal swallowing (n=18) Patient with dysphagia (n=24) 4.73 ± 2.81 5.68 ± 3.30* 3.14 ± 0.83 3.32 ± 0.77¶

Table 4: The distribution and comparison of the NIHSS and MRS according to the dysphagia limit. Ave ± SD: average ± standard deviation, NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale, MRS: Modified Rankin Scale. *There was no significant difference among the patients with normal swallowing and patient with dysphagia (p=0.331). ¶ There was no significant difference among the patients with normal swallowing and patient with dysphagia (p=0.476).