Patient | Age (years) | Gender | Stroke localisation | Time from stroke (months) | Affected hand | Hand dominance | MMS Score | NIHSS Score | mRS | ARAT Score | BDI | Sensibility Impairment Score |
1 | 70 | Female | BG | 17 | Left | Right | 30 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 8 |
2 | 68 | Male | BG | 22 | Left | Right | 30 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 11 |
3 | 62 | Male | CR | 19 | Right | Right | 29 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 4 | 12 |
4 | 66 | Male | BG, CR | 8 | Left | Right | 30 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 6 | 14 |
5 | 72 | Male | BG, IC | 10 | Left | Right | 30 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 6 | 18 |
6 | 50 | Male | CR | 12 | Right | Right | 29 | 9 | 4 | 47 | 12 | 20 |
7 | 67 | Male | BG | 19 | Right | Right | 30 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 16 |
8 | 66 | Male | BG, CR | 12 | Right | Right | 30 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 8 | 12 |
9 | 74 | Male | BG | 17 | Right | Right | 30 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 8 | 13 |
10 | 78 | Male | BG | 19 | Left | Right | 30 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 20 |
11 | 68 | Male | IC | 17 | Left | Right | 29 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 9 | 18 |
12 | 68 | Female | IC | 16 | Left | Right | 29 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 10 |
The Sensibility Impairment Score was rated as detailed previously (0 = normal; greater score indicates more significant impairment; maximum score: 35 points).21
ARAT, Action Research Arm Test;20 BDI, Beck Depression Inventory;19 BG, basal ganglia; CR, corona radiata; IC, internal capsule; MMS, Mini Mental status;16 mRS, Modified Rankin Score;23 NIHSS, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale.22