Table 2.
Association between brain lesion location and time to dysphagia recovery
| PLIC (n=19) | Caudate nucleus (n=28) | Putamen (n=26) | PMC (n=30) | PSC (n=27) | SMC (n=29) | ACC (n=6) | OFC (n=6) | POC (n=27) | IC (n=29) | Thalamus (n=1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 66.39±10.15 | 65.13±11.06 | 64.6±11.09 | 66.38±8.89 | 66.08±8.58 | 66.38±8.89 | 64.83±9.66 | 72.67±2.25 | 65.93±8.45 | 67.18±9.04 | 70 |
| mRS | 3.13±1.45 | 3.20±1.54 | 3.50±1.37 | 3.62±1.51 | 3.73±1.37 | 3.62±1.40 | 3.67±1.51 | 4.50±0.55 | 3.63±1.45 | 3.21±1.57 | 4 |
| NIHSS | 7.83±6.10 | 8.03±6.32 | 10.00±6.36 | 10.66±6.37 | 11.19±6.39 | 10.66±6.37 | 11.33±8.14 | 14.33±4.27 | 10.81±6.57 | 9.29±6.63 | 6 |
| Recovery time (day) | 36.65±15.83 | 32.60±17.27 | 18.41±10.82 | 18.28±10.11 | 20.40±11.30 | 18.28±10.11 | 14.17±7.85 | 18.67±8.88 | 19.93±11.22 | 21.00±10.52 | 7 |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.
mRS, Modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; PLIC, posterior limb of internal capsule; PMC, primary motor cortex; PSC, primary somatosensory cortex; SMC, supplementary motor cortex; ACC, anterior cingulate cortex; OFC, orbitofrontal cortex; POC, parieto-occipital cortex; IC, insular cortex.