Table 1.

BG= basal ganglia; IC= internal capsule; CR= corona radiata; MMS= Mini Mental status according to Folstein et al., 1975; NIHSS= National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale according to Brott et al., 1989; Modified Rankin Score according to Bonita and Beaglehole, 1988; ARAT= Action Research Arm Test according to Lyle, 1981; MRC= Medical Research Council Score of wrist extension according to Medical Research Council, 1976; Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression.

Patient	Age (years)	Gender	Stroke localization	Disease duration (months)	Affected hand	Hand dominance	MMS score	NIHSS score	Modified Rankin scale	ARAT score	MRC score	Hamilton Rating Scale
1	48	m	BG, CR	2	Left	Right	27	4	1	42	4	2
2	37	m	BG, IC,CR	1	Right	Right	30	3	2	45	5	0
3	48	m	IC	2	Right	Right	29	4	2	41	4	1
4	42	m	CR	1	Right	Right	27	2	1	57	5	0
5	53	m	CR	3	Left	Right	28	1	2	44	4	6
6	45	m	BG	2	Left	Right	29	6	2	47	4-5	0
7	47	m	BG, IC	2	Right	Right	30	2	2	53	4-5	1
8	48	f	IC	2	Right	Right	30	5	3	40	4	3
9	60	m	IC	2	Right	Right	29	1	2	44	4	1
10	51	m	CR	3	Right	Right	28	1	1	47	4-5	1
11	24	f	BG	1	Right	Right	30	1	1	40	4	0