Lesion Pattern, Mechanisms, and Long-Term Prognosis in Patients with Monoparetic Stroke: A Comparison with Nonmonoparetic Stroke

Table 3

Initial neurologic findings and lesion patterns of patients with monoparetic stroke: number (%).

	Total ( = 31)
Location of monoparesis
Arm	19 (61.3)
Leg	12 (38.7)
Motor score of NIHSS
0	12 (38.7)
1	16 (51.6)
2	2 (6.5)
3	1 (3.2)
Sensory involvement	10 (32.3)
Any upper motor neuron sign	11 (35.5)
Hyperactive deep tendon reflex	10 (32.3)
Babinski sign	1 (3.2)
Chaddock sign	4 (12.9)
Hoffman sign	3 (9.7)
Lesion pattern
Cortical involvement	25 (80.6)
Multiple	20 (64.5)
Lesion location
Precentral knob area only	3 (9.7)
Precentral gyrus with additional regions	14 (45.2)
Parietal lobe only	1 (3.2)
Medial frontal lobe	7 (22.6)
Subcortical regions	6 (19.4)

NIHSS: the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.