Table 1.

Patient Characteristics

n	12
Age, years	67 ± 12
Time poststroke, years	4.7 ± 4.5
Gender	10 M/2 F
Brain side affected by stroke	7 L/5 R
Baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score	4 ± 2
Zung depression score (lower is better, depression present with score ≥50)	35 ± 10
Modified Nottingham sensory score (normal=12, higher is better)	11 ± 2
Handedness	11 R/1 L
Site of patient enrollment	8 at Irvine/4 at Boston
Hypertension present	10
Hyperlipidemia present	10
Diabetes mellitus present	4

Results are mean±SD.

M indicates male; F, female; L, left; R, right.