The dataset includes the data obtained from the MRI and histologic (triphenil tetrazolium chloride, TTC) analyses of the brains of rats included in the study. In addition, it includes neuroscores of these animals at the and of the recovery period.Abbreviations:H0 - baselineH24 - 24 hoursADC - apparent diffusion coefficientHH - healthy hemisphereAAR - area at risk (of infarction)LVu - lesion volume uncorrected (MRI)LVc - lesion volume corrected (MRI)Gerriets - Gerriets' correction appliedHLVu - hemispheric lesion volume uncorrected (MRI)HLVc - hemispheric lesion volume corrected (MRI)HSE - hemispheric space-modifying effect of oedema (MRI)TTCu - hemispheric lesion volume uncorrected (TTC)MRA - magnetic resonance angiography