Table 1.
Demographic and clinical details of both upper extremities in stroke cases and controls
| AIS | PVI | Controls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of subjects | 14 | 15 | 21 | |||
| Age (years) | 12.0 ± 3.7 | 12.1 ± 3.3 | 12.1 ± 3.2 | |||
| Sex | 5 F, 9 M | 6 F, 9 M | 9 F, 12 M | |||
| Affected Hemisphere | 9 L, 5 R | 8 L, 7 R | – | |||
| Handedness | 6 L, 8 R | 8 L, 7 R | 21 R | |||
| Non‐dominant | Dominant | Non‐dominant | Dominant | Non‐dominant | Dominant | |
| Position Sense | ||||||
| Wrist | 5 (36%) | 3 (21%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Thumb | 7 (50%) | 4 (29%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| TLT | 6 (43%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (33%) | 2 (13%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Stereognosis | ||||||
| Nickel | 8 (57%) | 2 (14%) | 2 (13%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) |
| Key | 9 (64%) | 5 (57%) | 2 (13%)a | 2 (7%)a | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) |
| Paper clip | 9 (64%) | 3 (21%) | 4 (27%) | 2 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Graphesthesia | ||||||
| 7 | 8 (57%) | 2 (14%) | 2 (13%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) |
| 5 | 6 (43%) | 4 (29%) | 2 (13%) | 3 (20%) | 2 (10%) | 2 (10%) |
| 3 | 5 (57%) | 3 (21%) | 6 (40%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (10%) | 3 (14%) |
| Logit AHA [0–100] | 68.7 ± 20.7 | 76.7 ± 15.8 | – | |||
| (37–100)b | (55–100)c | |||||
| MA [0–100] |
78.7 ± 18.1 (52–100)b |
89.5 ± 11.1 (64–100)c |
– | |||
Participant age is indicated as a mean ± standard deviation. Results from Position Sense, Thumb Localization Test (TLT), Stereognosis, and Graphesthesia are shown as the number of subjects who failed the task. Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA) and Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb Function (MA) scores are shown as a mean ± standard deviation with the range of scores (round brackets). Abbreviations: arterial ischemic stroke (AIS), periventricular venous infarction (PVI), female (F), male (M), L (left), R (right).
Indicates data missing from one subject.
Indicates data missing from two subjects.
Indicates data missing from three subjects.