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Participants | Physical extent of the stroke | Language ability | Civil status | Work |
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Man, 53 years | Hemorrhagia of the left hemisphere. Paresis in right side. Can walk. Visuospatial neglect. | Word production and understanding seriously affected, no functional reading or writing ability. | Lived together with wife and three children (teenagers). | Full time |
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Man, 72 years | Thrombosis of the left hemisphere. Hemiplegic right side. Paralysis in right arm. Not able to walk alone. | Speech production and speech understanding seriously affected. No functional reading or writing ability. Good situational understanding. | Lived together with wife. One grown child and one grandchild. | Retired |
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Man, 63 years | Thrombosis of the left hemisphere. No visible motor symptoms. Independent of help. | Speech production seriously affected. Speech apraxia. Disability in reading and writing. Good understanding. | Lived alone. Two grown children and one grandchild. | Full time |
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Man, 43 years | Thrombosis of the left hemisphere. Slight numbness and reduced strength in right side. Diplopia. | Expressive and impressive difficulties. Understanding better than production of speech. Reading and writing disability. Good situational understanding. | Lived partly alone. Two children (teenagers). | Full time |
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Man, 60 years | Thrombosis of the left hemisphere. Hemiplegic right side, some neglect. Can walk short distances with a stick. | Understanding is better than production of speech. Requires time to find words. Reading and writing disability. | Lived alone. Two grown up children and two grandchildren | Full time |
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Woman, 33 years | Thrombosis of the left hemisphere. Paresis in right side. | Serious expressive and impressive difficulties. Sound and word paraphasia. Strongly reduced reading and writing disability. Situational understanding is good. | Lived alone. | Full time |
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Man, 64 years | Hemorrhagia in the left hemisphere. Reduced strength in right side. Can walk with a roller. Reduced ADL function. Reduced vision. Concentration and memory affected. | Good speech production and understanding, reading and writing disability, dysarthria. | Lived in a nursing home after stroke onset. No children. | Disability benefit |
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