Table 1. Patients’ demographics and lesion characteristics.
| rtACS-group | Sham-group | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size, n | 45 | 37 | ||
| Age (years), mean ± standard error mean (SEM) | 57.8 ± 14.2 | 60.7 ± 11.6 | 0.563 | |
| Male, (%) | 71.1 | 40.5 | 0.005 | |
| Lesion age, | 6–12 months (%) | 13.9 | 7.4 | 0.206 |
| right eye | 1–2 years (%) | 8.3 | 0.0 | |
| > 2 years (%) | 77.8 | 92.6 | ||
| Lesion age, | 6–12 months (%) | 8.3 | 14.8 | 0.468 |
| left eye | 1–2 years (%) | 16.7 | 7.4 | |
| > 2 years (%) | 75.0 | 77.8 | ||
| single diagnosis | 88.9 | 89.2 | 0.965 | |
| dual diagnosis | 11.1 | 10.8 | ||
| Binocular lesions n(%)1 | 60.0 | 46.0 | 0.442 | |
| Monocular lesions, one eye intact (%) | 31.1 | 45.9 | ||
| Monocular lesions, one eye blind (%) | 8.9 | 8.1 | ||
1 In cases with binocular vision loss both eyes were averaged for subsequent analyses. P-values are reported for Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney U tests, two-sided and Pearson-Chi-Square tests, two-sided.