Merging and Fractionation of Muscle Synergy Indicate the Recovery Process in Patients with Hemiplegia: The First Study of Patients after Subacute Stroke

Table 1

General characteristics of stroke patients.

	N = 13
Sex (M/F)	10/3
Age (years) [range]	58.8 ± 13.2 [30–82]
Height (cm)	160.2 ± 7.3
Weight (kg)	65.4 ± 11.7
Brunnstrom stage (V/VI)	(11/2)
Duration after stroke (day) [range]	66.8 ± 24.2 [38–118]
Barthel index [range]	86.5 ± 9.9 [65–95]
Gait speed (m/sec) [range]	0.54 ± 0.24 [0.50–1.38]

M: male; F: female.
Data are expressed as mean ± SD and range for stroke patients.