Fig. 4

Longitudinal evaluation of serial changes in the NIHS and Barthel index in each group of patients A Time courses of the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores in the cell-treated group and control group. The results were analyzed via repeated-measures ANOVA, with p < 0.0001 in cell-treated group and p < 0.001 in control group. B Time courses of the Barthel index in the cell-treated group and control group. The results were analyzed via repeated-measures ANOVA, with p < 0.0001 in the cell-treated group and p < 0.0001 in the control group