Follow-up and outcome section
Within 7 days after the initiation of the treatment regimen, the NIHSS score improved to 3 points, with remaining signs and symptoms of partial hemianopsia, hemiataxia, and mild central facial nerve palsy. The modified Rankin scale score (mRS) was 1 point. A control MRI was performed on the 10th day after stroke, which indicated a significant decrease of the ischemic area and cerebral edema zone (Figure 2).