Table 1. Characteristics of subjects in the rPMS and non-rPMS groups.
| rPMS | non-rPMS | |||||||||||||
| Patient no. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Mean ± SD | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Mean ± SD |
| Age (years) | 69 | 87 | 74 | 78 | 72 | 73 | 75.5 ± 6.4 | 71 | 77 | 53 | 59 | 46 | 69 | 62.5 ± 11.8 * |
| Sex | F | M | M | M | M | M | - | M | F | M | M | M | M | - |
| Height (cm) | 153.0 | 164.0 | 155.0 | 163.0 | 170.0 | 164.0 | 161.5 ± 6.3 | 158.6 | 148.0 | 170.0 | 165.0 | 154.5 | 162.0 | 159.7 ± 7.8 |
| Weight (kg) | 40.2 | 56.0 | 55.8 | 56.8 | 68.6 | 69.6 | 57.8 ± 10.7 | 53.2 | 40.7 | 89.6 | 66.3 | 73.8 | 74.8 | 66.4 ± 17.3 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 17.2 | 20.8 | 23.2 | 21.4 | 23.7 | 25.9 | 22.0 ± 3.0 | 21.1 | 18.6 | 31.0 | 24.4 | 30.9 | 28.5 | 25.8 ± 5.2 |
| Lesion area | R thalamic hemorrhage |
R thalamic hemorrhage | R putamen hemorrhage | L MCA infarction | R MCA infarction | L MCA infarction | - | L MCA infarction | R thalamic hemorrhage | L putamen hemorrhage | R thalamic hemorrhage | R BAD | L corona radiata infarction | - |
| NIHSS | 8 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10.5 ± 2.7 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13.0 ± 5.1 |
| NIHSS LL | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 ± 0.8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.6 ± 0.8 |
| Total PT days | 12 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 12.8 ± 2.1 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12.0 ± 2.1 |
| Total PT units | 25 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 20 | 36 | 25.5 ± 7.7 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 28 | 33 | 19 | 22.3 ± 6.7 |
| Days until first PT | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 ± 0.6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2.7 ± 0.8 |
| Days until baseline measurement | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 ± 0.5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.1 ± 0.8 |
| Days until measurement 2 weeks later | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 17.7 ± 2.3 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18.2 ± 1.2 |
| Days until start of rPMS | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.8 ± 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CRP peak value (mg/dL) |
0.22 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 15.65 | 0.18 | 7.06 | 3.09 ± 6.38 | 10.64 | 23.05 | 4.55 | 1.77 | No data | 0.44 | 8.09 ± 9.24 |
| ALB minimum value (g/dL) |
3.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 ± 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | No data | 4.1 | 3.0 ± 0.9 |
SD, standard deviation; F, female; M, male; BMI, body mass index; R, right; L, left; MCA, middle cerebral artery; BAD, branch atheromatous disease; LL, lower limb motor score on the paretic side; PT, physical therapy; CRP, C-reactive protein; ALB, albumin.
CRP and ALB levels were not measured in Patient 11 during the experimental period.
*P < 0.05 vs. rPMS group.