Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Subject | Gender | Age | Time post stroke (years) | Fugl-Meyer Assessment | Hemisphere Involved | Unaffected Hemisphere RMT (% MSO) | Affected Hemisphere RMT (% MSO) | Stroke type (Artery) | Sub-type | Lesion location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | 62.4 | 3.4 | 33 | R | 42 | > 100 | Ischemic (ICA) | Subcortical | Lacunar infarct from basal ganglia to centrum semiovale |
| 2 | M | 58.0 | 3.6 | 22 | L | 53 | > 100 | Hemorrhagic (MCA) | Subcortical | Tail of putamen, insula, thalamus, PLIC, corona radiata, centrum semiovale |
| 3 | M | 58.2 | 9.0 | 29 | L | 43 | > 100 | Ischemic (MCA) | Subcortical/ Cortical | Anterior temporal lobe, insula, frontal operculum, centrum semiovale, |
| 4 | F | 43.8 | 3.0 | 27 | R | 62 | > 100 | Ischemic (MCA) | Subcortical/ Cortical | Basal ganglia, frontal operculum, superior temporal lobe |
| 5 | M | 51.8 | 4.3 | 21 | L | 59 | > 100 | Hemorrhagic (MCA) | Subcortical | Basal ganglia, internal capsule, extending to level of left lateral ventricle |
| 6 | M | 59.9 | 1.7 | 33 | L | 52 | > 100 | Ischemic (MCA) | Subcortical | Tail of putamen, PLIC, corona radiata, centrum semiovale, |
| 7 | M | 59.7 | 12.1 | 20 | L | 60 | > 100 | Ischemic (MCA) | Subcortical/ Cortical | Temporal lobe, basal ganglia, centrum semiovale |
| 8 | M | 56.0 | 9.4 | 22 | L | 54 | > 100 | Ischemic (MCA) | Subcortical/ Cortical | Temporal lobe, insula, basal ganglia, corona radiata, centrum semiovale |
| 9 | F | 50.1 | 11.8 | 23 | R | 34 | > 100 | Ischemic (MCA) | Subcortical/ Cortical | Temporal lobe, basal ganglia, subinsular regions, corona radiata |
| 10 | F | 50.5 | 5.5 | 37 | R | 40 | > 100 | Ischemic (MCA) | Subcortical/ Cortical | Frontal operculum, insula, anterior temporal lobe |
| 11 | F | 52.9 | 8.2 | NA | R | 68 | > 100 | Ischemic (MCA) | Subcortical/ Cortical | Temporal lobe, insula, basal ganglia, corona radiata, centrum semiovale |
| 12 | M | 61.5 | 2.8 | 42 | L | 48 | > 100 | Ischemic (MCA) | Subcortical | Basal ganglia, PLIC |
| 13 | F | 83.0 | 1.3 | 40 | L | 47 | > 100 | Ischemic (MCA) | Subcortical/Cortical | Basal ganglia, internal capsule, posterior parietal lobe |
| 14 | F | 62.1 | 1.2 | 23 | R | 91 | > 100 | Ischemic (MCA) | Subcortical | Basal ganglia, PLIC |
| 15 | M | 64.1 | 1.9 | 23 | R | 47 | > 100 | Ischemic (MCA) | Subcortical | Basal ganglia, PLIC, corona radiata |
| 16 | F | 69.5 | 1.0 | 10 | R | 74 | > 100 | Ischemic (MCA) | Subcortical | Basal ganglia, PLIC, insula, corona radiata |
| Group | F = 8 | 59.0 ± 9.0 | 5.0 ± 3.8 | 27.0 ± 8.6 | R = 8 | 54.6 ± 14.3 | > 100 | Ischemic = 14 MCA = 15 |
Subcortical = 8 Subcortical/Cortical = 8 |
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Abbreviations: RMT = resting motor threshold, MSO = maximum stimulator output, ICA = internal carotid artery, MCA = middle cerebral artery, PLIC = posterior limb of the internal capsule, NA = not available