Table 1.
Participant demographics
| Characteristic |
Order A |
Order B |
|---|---|---|
| n = 9 | n = 10 | |
| Mean age, yr (±SD) |
64.7 (9.7) |
72.9 (11.1) |
| Gender |
6 M, 3 F |
9 M, 1 F |
| Time since onset, mo |
14.7 (2.7) |
11.4 (4.3) |
| Side affected |
5 L, 4 R |
5 L, 5 R |
| Mechanism of Stroke |
|
|
| Ischemic |
7 |
7 |
| Hemorrhagic |
2 |
2 |
| Infarct w/hemorrhagic conversion |
|
1 |
| Lesion location |
|
|
| Cortical |
6 |
3 |
| Subcortical |
3 |
2 |
| Not specified |
|
5 |
| Upper-extremity Fugl-Meyer Score |
37.3 (13.1) |
43.2 (10.6) |
| (total 66 points) |
|
|
| Fugl-Meyer Shoulder-Elbow Score |
18.9 (5.4) |
20.4 (6.0) |
| (total, 30 points) |
|
|
| Ashworth Score (shoulder + elbow) |
3.9 (1.5) |
3.4 (2.0) |
| (total 8 points) |
|
|
| Wolf Motor Function Test |
2.9 (1.1) |
3.1 (0.8) |
| FAS (range 0–5) |
|
|
| Functional Independence Measure |
84.3 (5.0) |
76.4 (14.1) |
| (Total 91 points) |
Diagnosis of stroke and lesion location were confirmed via review of the participant’s medical records. Data presented are mean (±SD).