Research Article

Functional Activation-Informed Structural Changes during Stroke Recovery: A Longitudinal MRI Study

Table 1

Patient information and the Fugl-Meyer indexes at four fMRI scan time points after stroke.

Subject numberAge (yr)GenderHemisphere of infarctLocation of infarctFMI
<10 d 2 wk 1 mon 3 mon

()77FLeftParietal lobe54 (√)54 (√)5459
()67FRightBasal ganglia73 (√)77 (√)7996
()56MLeftCorona radiate71 (√)75 (√)7575
()69MLeftBasal ganglia59 (√)556263
()68MLeftParietal lobe51 (√)5053 (√)57 (√)
()58MRightBasal ganglia94 (√)94 (√)99 (√)99 (√)
()60MRightBasal ganglia63 (√)62 (√)71 (√)81 (√)
()60FLeftBody of lateral ventricle72 (√)78 (√)77 (√)86 (√)
()50MLeftBasal ganglia95 (√)95 (√)99 (√)99
()47MRightBody of lateral ventricle85 (√)87 (√)9697
()56MLeftBasal ganglia53 (√)55 (√)61 (√)66 (√)
()70MRightBody of lateral ventricle93 (√)92 (√)99 (√)99 (√)

M = male; F = female; yr = year; d = day; wk = week; mon = month; FMI = Fugl-Meyer Index; (√) indicates that the fMRI data of the subject were collected as well in the corresponding time point, and subjects without (√) quit the fMRI scan in the corresponding time point.