Combined mesenchymal and neural stem cell therapy enhances neurological recovery in cerebral infarction

Table 3 Comparison of neurological function indexes before and after treatment

Group	Control group	Observation group	t	P value
N	78	78
Cerebral perfusion volume (%)
Before	45.1 ± 11.3	47.9 ± 12.4	1.469	0.144
After	52.0 ± 10.4	61.5 ± 16.3	4.341	0.000a
Barthel index
Before	39.2 ± 8.4	41.0 ± 7.1	1.443	0.151
After	58.1 ± 12.3	66.7 ± 10.1	4.758	0.000a
NIHSS scores
Before	10.8 ± 2.9	10.2 ± 3.2	1.151	0.252
After	7.1 ± 0.9	6.5 ± 1.3	3.237	0.001a

^aP < 0.05 vs pre-treatment.

NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.