Interhemispheric Pathways Are Important for Motor Outcome in Individuals with Chronic and Severe Upper Limb Impairment Post Stroke

Table 1

Summary of group demographics and stroke characteristics.

	severe	mild–moderate
Age, year, mean (SD)	58.3 ± 12	68.3 ± 9.2
Gender, n = male : female	8 : 7	11 : 3
Lesion location, n = subcortical : cortical	9 : 6	11 : 3
Affected hemisphere, n = left : right	8 : 7	6 : 9
Affected arm, n = left : right	7 : 8	9 : 6
Months post stroke, mean (SD)	61.6 ± 50.0	80.1 ± 70.6
Fugl-Meyer upper limb, mean (SD), /66	16.7 ± 6.6	58.3 ± 4.0
Wolf Motor Function Test, rate, mean (SD)	10.6 ± 5.5	42.2 ± 12.0