Table 1.
Subject characteristics (N = 52)
| Variable | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 64 ± 14 |
| Admission NIHSS Score | 5.3 ± 1.8 |
| Pre-Morbid Barthel Score | 99.6 ± 2.2 |
| Pre-Morbid Modified Rankin Index | 0.3 ± 0.6 |
| Time to day 0 evaluation (days since stroke) | 9.5 ± 4.5 |
| Time to day 14 evaluation (days since stroke) | 25.9 ± 10.6 |
| N (%) | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 21 (40%) |
| Female | 31 (60%) |
| Race | |
| Caucasian | 22 (42%) |
| African American | 29 (56%) |
| Other | 1 (2%) |
| Stroke Type | |
| Ischemic | 41 (79%) |
| Hemorrhagic | 11 (21%) |
| Affected Side | |
| Dominant | 23 (44%) |
| Non-Dominant | 29 (56%) |