| Demographics | Total (N = 84) |
| Mean age (SD) | 43.5 (12.2) |
| Males, N (%) | 43 (51.2) |
| Females, N (%) | 41 (48.8) |
| Education primary and secondary, N (%) | 43 (51.2) |
| Education university level, N (%) | 41 (48.8) |
| Clinical findings | |
| Handedness (Edinburgh score) >90% | 77 (92.7) |
| Beck Depression Inventory mean (SD) | 11.2 (9.5) |
| HAD mean (SD) | 14.5 (7.1) |
| Mini-Mental State Examination median (25% to 75% IQ) | 29 (27 to 30) |
| NIHSS mean (SD)—on admission | 5.8 (4.3) |
| NIHSS mean (SD)—at study time | 0.9 (1.2) |
| Modified Rankin, median (25th to 75th IQ)—at study time | 2 (1 to 2) |
| Delay S–E months, mean (SD; range) | 7.2 (3.9; 3 to 10) |
| Taking antidepressant drug, N (%) | 35 (42%) |
| Description of stroke | |
| Infarction, N (%) | 79 (0.94) |
| Haematoma, N (%) | 5 (0.06) |
| Right-hemispheric infarct, N (%) | 36 (42.8) |
| Left-hemispheric infarct | 30 (35.7) |
| Bilateral hemispherical infarcts | 7 (8.3) |
| Brainstem, cerebellum | 11 (13.1) |
Delay S–E, Delay from stroke to evaluation; HAD, Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale; IQ, interquartile; NIHSS at study time, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale at inclusion in the study, mean 7.2 months after stroke; NIHSS on admission, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale at admission with acute stroke in the stroke unit.