The demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population (n = 51)
| Mean age in years (SD) | 56.2 (11.5) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 30 (59%) |
| Female | 21 (41%) |
| Ischaemic stroke | 29 (57%) |
| Haemorrhagic stroke | 6 (11%) |
| Cerebral embolism | 4 (8%) |
| Subarachnoid haemorrhage | 1 (2%) |
| Not known | 11 (22%) |
| Hemiparetic arm | |
| Dominant | 18 (35%) |
| None dominant | 33 (65%) |
| Unilateral hemispatial neglect present | 27 (53%) |
| Disturbances of upper limb sensation present | 28 (55%) |