Thrombolytic therapy (n=11) No thrombolytic therapy (n=18) P value
Age 65 ± 16 68 ± 12 0.653
Male 8 7 0.648
Hypertension 7 10 0.180
Diabetes 1 0  
Previous stroke 3 3 0.227
Hypercholesterolemia 5 4 0.754
NIHSS at admission 5 (2-11) 2.5 (0-14) 0.025
Time of recording 1 (0-2) 2 (0-4) 0.06
Hemisphere affected, left 7 9 0.481
Remission after 24 H 4 5 0.774
Systolic blood pressure mmHg 122 ±18 144 ±29 0.031
Diastolic blood pressure mmHg 77 ±13 82 ±12 0.290
Smoking:      
   Yes 3 4  
   No 5 10  
   Previous 3 4  
Table 1: Baseline clinical characteristics of patients