Table 1:

Scale definition of PG*

PG PointsParesis
0–2Mild
3–5Moderate
6–8Severe

  • Note:—PG indicates paresis grading.

  • * The motor performances for the upper and lower extremities were evaluated by the modified NIHSS. The estimated values for the upper and lower extremities of the NIHSS were summed and defined as a PG.