Table 1.
Patient characteristics (n = 61) at T1, in mean 24 days from stroke onset.
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 53 (10) |
| Females, n (%) | 20 (30) |
| Stroke type | |
| Intracerebral hemorrhage, n (%) | 20 (33) |
| Infarction, n (%) | 41 (67) |
| Right hemisphere, n (%) | 37 (61) |
| Days from stroke onset to assessment, mean (SD) | |
| T1 | 24 (7.6) |
| T2 | 92 (6.0) |
| T3 | 186 (10.0) |
| NIHSS, median (IQR) | 6 (3–11) |
| Barthel Index, median (IQR) | 60 (30–97) |
| Cognitive screening (BNIS), median (IQR) | 41 (11–49) |
| Neglect* n (%) | 16 (26) |
| Aphasia† n (%) | 22 (36) |
| Sensory function‡, median (IQR) | 5 (0–12) |
NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; BNIS, Barrow Neurological Institute Screen for Higher Cerebral Function (< 47 = cognitive dysfunction).
*
Assessed using Baking tray task and Albert's test.
†
Assessed using Aning Neurolinguistic aphasia examination, index < 4.7 (range 0–5).
‡
Assessed using Fugl-Meyer Assessment, subscale H for touch and proprioception (range 0–12).