Patient characteristics
| Men | 46 (55) |
| Age years mean (SD) | 66 (16) |
| Admission NIHSS | |
| <10 | 5 (6) |
| 10–19 | 39 (46) |
| 20–29 | 37 (44) |
| >30 | 3 (4) |
| At discharge | |
| Mean (SD) hospital stay, days | 13.0 (9) |
| No of patients with tracheostomy | 9 (11) |
| No of patients with peg | 23 (27) |
Unless otherwise indicated, data are n (%).
NIHSS, NIH Stroke Scale.