Table 1. Demographic data of each individual of the group of patients.

Subject	Age	Months Since Stroke	MRCS	Lesion Location	Barthel Index
1	42	20	4−	Left Thalamus, Posterior Putamen and Internal Capsule	90
2	65	8	5−	Right Frontal and Temporal Cortex and Striatum	85
3	66	74	4−	Right Internal Capsule and Striatum	95
4	60	11	5−	Left Thalamus	100
5	59	71	4+	Right Frontal, Temporal and Parietal Cortex	95
6	68	10	4+	Right Temporal and Frontal Cortex	75
7	65	14	4+	Left Thalamus	70
8	63	50	5−	Left Subinsular Region and Claustrum	100
9	51	59	4	Left Prerolandic Region	100
10	68	7.5	5−	Right Thalamus	80
11	49	10	4+	Left Thalamus	100
12	71	8	3+	Right Subinsular Region and Frontal Cortex	90
13	66	6	3+	Left Lenticular Nucleus and Internal Capsule	70
14	44	9	5−	Right Pons	100
15	65	6.5	5−	Left Internal Capsule	95
16	60	55	4	Left Putamen and External Capsule	100
17	42	16	4−	Left Frontal and Temporal Cortex	100
18	65	18	5−	Right Caudate and Cerebellum	95
19	57	20	5−	Right Temporal Cortex	95
20	55	13	4+	Left Pons and Occipital Cortex	95

For each participant, the following data was obtained at the time the patient began the study: The age (years), months since the stroke, the Medical Research Council (MRC) score, the location of the lesion and the Barthel Index.