A spontaneous decrease of blood pressure occurs in acute ischemic stroke with favourable neurological course.

As shown in Table 3 , sphygmomanometric BP values in the ED was higher (thought approaching significance) in less severe strokes with respect to more severe ones (SBP 158,5 mmHg ± 26,9 and diastolic BP (DBP) 85,8± 13,1 in group A vs 147,7 mmHg±15,5 and 79,4±13,2 mmHg in group B; p = 0.6 and p = 0.08 for SBP and DBP respectively) whereas no difference was found in 24h-mean SBP and DBP values recorded at basal ABPM (SBP 140,8±18,9 and DBP 81,5±10,5 in group A vs 145,1±20,6 and 79,2±11,6 mmHg in group B; p=ns and p=ns for SBP and DBP respectively).

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