Table 4

Functional outcome, indicated by mRS before admission and at discharge, among different stroke etiologies (cardioembolic, large-artery sclerosis/macroangiopathic, cryptogenic) and between patients with and without a positive history of previous ischemic stroke. Statistical tests used were based on the scale of variables (ordinal or nominal) and dependence, as indicated. A p-value < 0.05 was considered significant and marked in bold