Table 1 Effect size for NSCs administration in studies of animal ischemic stroke.

From: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Neural Stem Cells therapy for experimental ischemia stroke in preclinical studies

Measure

All studies

Studies after adjustment

Mean (Effect Size)

95% CI

No.

ES >3 arms No.

Mean (ES)

95% CI

No.

Infarct volume

1.45

1.01–1.88

34

9

0.84

0.51–1.61

25

mNSS

2.00

1.55–2.46

28

8

1.35

1.04–1.66

20

Rotarod test

2.48

1.65–3.32

19

6

1.84

1.38–2.30

11

Cylinder test

0.61

0.17–1.04

9

0

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  1. Note: For each effect size, the 95% CI does not cross zero and the p value for each effect was <0.01, indicating that results favor NSCs. ES = Effect Size, CI = Confidence Interval.
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