Research Article

The Effect of Acupuncture on the Motor Function and White Matter Microstructure in Ischemic Stroke Patients

Table 1

Demographic and imaging data.

Patient
number
Age
(yr)
GenderDominant handAffected handSite of lesionLesion volume (mm3)Lesion age
(days)
FMA1FMA2

AG
 169FRRL Pons/CS3501359096
 274FRRL/R TH420227490
 367MRRL BG1180338093
 478MRRL BG3120218495
 581MRRL BG/CS1350228392
 662MRRL BG/CS200368295
 771FRLR BG2240328895
CG
 849MRRL BG380568593
 954FRRL BG1190458085
 1073MRRL BG540268491
 1173MRRL BG11301327490
 1263MRRL TH290218285
 1354FRRL BG280238692
 1443FRRL CN450259296

BG: basal ganglia; CN: caudate nucleus; CS: centrum semiovale; F: female; FMA: Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment scale; L: left; M: male; R: right; TH: thalamus.