Association of stent thrombectomy and conventional treatment with neuroprotection, complications, anxiety, and depression in acute ischemic stroke patients

Table 1 NIHSS score and Barthel index score (n = 45), mean ± SD

Group	NIHSS scoring		Barthel index score
	Before treatment	After 8 weeks of treatment	Before treatment	After 8 weeks of treatment
Observation group	13.42 ± 3.71	4.08 ± 2.81a	27.04 ± 9.92	59.83 ± 11.45a
Control group	12.84 ± 3.61	8.14 ± 3.24b	27.41 ± 10.04	45.25 ± 12.08b
t value	0.752	6.350	0.176	5.876
P value	> 0.05	< 0.05	> 0.05	< 0.05

^aP < 0.05 vs the observation group before treatment.

^bP < 0.05 vs the control group before treatment.

NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.