Does Inhibitory Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Augment Functional Task Practice to Improve Arm Recovery in Chronic Stroke?

Table 1

Demographics of the study cohort.

Characteristic	rTMS group; ()	Sham group; ()
Mean age ± SD (y); (range)	64.7 ± 7.0; (55–74)	64.6 ± 9.0; (49–77)
Mean time from stroke onset ± SD (mo) (range)	60.4 ± 47.2; (9–146)	62.8 ± 51.7; (7–150)
Lesioned hemisphere	6 Left, 3 Right	4 Left, 6 Right
Sex	8 M, 1 F	5 M, 5 F
Race	9 W; 0 AA	9 W; 1 AA
UEFM-M score	37.5 ± 7.0	40.7 ± 11.6

AA: African American; M: male; F: female; SD: standard deviation; y: years; mo: months; UEFM-M: upper-extremity Fugl-Meyer motor.