Table 1

 Demographic information

SubjectsAge (years)SexLocation of CVALength of treatment* (months)Time after stroke (months)Handedness (L/R)Arm tested(L/R)Ashworth scale(0–4)ContractureMAS advanced hand activitiesAntispastic medication
*Physiotherapy or occupational therapy.
CVA, cerebrovascular accident; L, left; MAS, Motor Assessment Scale; MCA, middle cerebral artery; R, right.
Stroke
    1446F(L) MCA522LR1.5Absent1Nil
    1548F(R) MCA4.560RL2Absent0Nil
    1657M(L) MCA486RR3Present3Nil
    1758M(L) MCA1.526RR1Absent5Nil
    1858M(L) MCA1260RR2Absent3Nil
    1959F(L) MCA3.560RR1Absent0Nil
    2070M(R) MCA27RL1.5Absent4Nil
    2165M(L) MCA2.516RR1.5Absent6Nil
Normal
    1–1321–586F, 7M12R, 1LR0