Table 1.
Demographic and clinical data for participants including mean age and SD for both groups, sorted by level of upper-limb impairment (Fugl-Meyer Assessment, FMA-UL) in ascending order
| S | Age (yr)/Gender | Affected side R/L D/ND | Time since stroke (mo) | Chedoke (arm/hand) (7/7) | FMA-UE (/66 pts) | FMA-Arm (/42 pts) | CSI Biceps (/16 pts) | CSI Triceps (/16 pts) | FMA Proprio-ception (/8) | BBT (% A/LA) | Lesion Type (I/H), location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45/M | R/D | 25 | 3/3 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 53 | I, fronto-parietal, subcortical |
| 2 | 72/F | R/D | 90 | 3/3 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 45 | I, MCA |
| 3 | 77/M | L/ND | 19 | 4/6 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 44 | H, BG |
| 4 | 51/M | L/ND | 32 | 4/4 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | I, MCA |
| 5 | 37/F | R/D | 192 | 3/3 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 13 | I, BG, caudate, IC, posteror temporal, lentiform |
| 6 | 69/M | R/D | 40 | 4/3 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 60 | I, corona radiata, caudate, centre semi-ovale |
| 7 | 55/M | L/ND | 31 | 4/5 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 53 | I, MCA |
| 8 | 82/M | R/D | 59 | 5/6 | 57 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 100 | L MCA, temporal R tempo-parietal, lacunar, corona radiata |
| 9 | 72/M | R/D | 66 | 7/6 | 57 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 100 | I, lacunar, coronal radiata |
| 10 | 43/F | R/D | 13 | 6/7 | 58 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 100 | I, pons, paramedian |
| 11 | 66/F | L/ND | 69 | 4/6 | 58 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 62 | H, MCA |
| 12 | 66/M | L/ND | 75 | 6/7 | 60 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 78 | coronal radiata |
| 13 | 78/F | R/D | 38 | 6/7 | 61 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 88 | n/i, MCA |
| 14 | 79/M | R/D | 50 | 7/5 | 62 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 95 | n/i, brainstem |
| 15 | 64/F | L/ND | 42 | 5/6 | 62 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 76 | I, MCA fronto-parieto-temporal, GP, putamen, IC, caudate |
| 16 | 78/F | L/D | 10 | 6/7 | 62 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 96 | I, lacunar |
| 17 | 41/F | L/ND | 6 | 6/6 | 63 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 100 | I, occipital |
| 18 | 63/F | R/D | 74 | 7/5 | 64 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100 | intraventicular H, BG |
| 19 | 64/M | L/ND | 6 | 5/6 | 64 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 84 | n/i, brainstem |
| 20 | 44/M | L/ND | 12 | 7/7 | 65 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 72 | H, fronto-parietal-temporal |
| Mean (SD) | |||||||||||
| 61.4 (14.6) | 50.9 (42.2) | 5.0 (1.4)/5.3 (1.5) | 51.9 (13.2) | 29.3 (6.4) | 6.7 (3.2) | 6.2 (3.3) | 6.3 (2.2) | 72.1 (26.9) | |||
| Healthy (n = 20) | |||||||||||
| 61.7 (8.7) | |||||||||||
Abbreviations: A Affected side, BBT Box and Blocks Test, BG Basal Ganglia, CSI Composite Spasticity Index, D Dominant, F Female, GB Globus Pallidus, H Hemorrhagic, I Ischemic, IC Internal Capsule, LA Less-affected side, L Left, M Male, MCA Middle Cerebral Artery, ND Non-dominant, n/i no information, R Right, S Subject