weakly significantp = 0.03
A meta-analysis of G-CSF ( n = 1,037 in 14 studies) in acute or subacute ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke concluded that while it was associated with a weakly significant improvement on BI (MD 8.65, 95% CI 0.98–16.32; p = 0.03), NIHSS was not improved at 3 months (LOE C-LD) ( 45 ).