Longitudinal Brain Functional Connectivity Changes of the Cortical Motor-Related Network in Subcortical Stroke Patients with Acupuncture Treatment

Table 1

Demographic and imaging data.

Patient number	Dominant hand	Affected hand	Site of lesion	Lesion volume (mm^3)	Lesion age (days)	NDS1	NDS2
AG
1	R	R	L Pons/CS	350	135	13	5
2	R	R	L/R TH	420	22	31	20
3	R	R	L BG	1180	33	26	12
4	R	R	L BG	3120	21	19	9
5	R	R	L BG/CS	1350	22	26	15
6	R	R	L BG/CS	200	36	—	—
7	R	L	R BG	2240	32	21	10
8	R	R	L TH/LN	1890	148	24	14
CG
9	R	R	L BG	380	56	24	16
10	R	R	L BG	1190	45	26	23
11	R	R	L BG	540	26	24	18
12	R	R	L BG	1130	132	20	12
13	R	R	L TH	290	21	25	18
14	R	R	L BG	280	23	24	12
15	R	R	L CN	450	25	15	6
16	R	R	L CS	250	23	22	14
17	R	R	L BG	1260	23	—	—

BG: basal ganglia; CN: caudate nucleus; CS: centrum semiovale; LN: lenticular nucleus; F: female; NDS: neurological deficit scores; L: left; M: male; R: right; TH: thalamus.