Aberrances of Cortex Excitability and Connectivity Underlying Motor Deficit in Acute Stroke
Table 2
Demographical, imaging, and clinical data of stroke patients.
Patient
Age, y
Sex
Hand dominance
AH
Stroke location
Infarct volume, mL
Lesion age, d
MEP of AH
NIHSS
mRS
BI
FMA
MRC
1
66
F
R
R
CR, BG
3.1
1
Present
7
4
45
33
3
2
68
M
R
R
Temporal parietal region, BG, CR
21.8
2
Present
12
4
25
19
2
3
61
M
R
R
CR
0.5
8
Absent
5
3
65
44
3
4
68
M
R
R
Parietal occipital region
3.7
6
Present
3
2
90
33
2
5
67
F
R
L
Frontoparietal region
8.1
3
Absent
13
4
25
2
1
6
50
F
R
L
BG
4.7
14
Absent
14
4
20
3
1
7
44
M
R
L
CR
0.8
1
Present
6
2
80
53
4
8
40
M
R
L
BG
0.4
2
Present
8
3
70
38
4
9
59
F
R
L
Frontotemporal region
72
2
Present
13
4
30
36
3
10
60
F
R
R
CR
1.2
8
Present
7
4
50
38
2
11
44
M
R
L
BG
2.8
3
Present
7
4
35
46
3
12
56
M
R
R
BG
0.4
6
Present
13
4
25
2
1
13
50
M
R
R
BG, CR
6.3
1
Present
7
4
50
33
3
14
45
F
R
L
BG
6.1
3
present
5
3
60
59
4
15
50
M
R
R
BG
1.8
7
Present
4
2
65
56
4
16
49
M
R
L
BG, CR
2.3
8
Present
11
4
45
46
3
17
36
M
R
L
BG, CR
2.1
13
Present
6
4
50
26
2
18
58
M
R
L
Parietal occipital region, CR
0.5
7
Present
5
3
80
44
3
19
38
M
R
R
BG
2.6
5
Present
5
4
65
27
2
20
47
F
R
R
Frontotemporal region
9.9
6
Present
9
4
40
33
3
21
52
F
R
L
Frontotemporal region
13.5
3
Absent
12
4
35
21
2
22
43
M
R
L
BG
1.2
3
Present
6
3
75
48
4
23
61
M
R
L
BG
4.6
6
Present
9
4
35
40
3
24
39
M
R
L
BG
1.5
3
Absent
7
4
60
38
3
25
66
M
R
R
BG, CR
6.6
2
Present
9
4
45
32
2
M = male; F = female; R = right; L = left; AH = affected hemisphere; UH = unaffected hemisphere; IC = internal capsule; CR = corona radiata; BG = basal ganglia; MEPs = motor evoked potentials; NIHSS = National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; mRS = modified Rankin Scale; BI = Barthel index; FMA = Fugl-Meyer assessment of upper extremity; MRC = Medical Research Council scale for hand muscles.
