Research Article

Use of a Robotic Device for the Rehabilitation of Severe Upper Limb Paresis in Subacute Stroke: Exploration of Patient/Robot Interactions and the Motor Recovery Process

Table 1

Patient demographics.

Characteristics ( = 25)

Gender (male/female)12/13
Mean age ± SD (years)55.5 ± 17
Time since stroke, mean ± SD (days)52.2 ± 21.6
Type of stroke (H/I)4/21
FMA score S1 ( = 18) mean ± SD range19 ± 8.5 7–35
FMA score S16 ( = 18) mean ± SD range28 ± 15.3 9–57

H, hemorrhagic; I, ischemic; FMA, Fugl-Meyer Assessment; SD = standard deviation.