Diffusion Tensor Imaging Evaluation of Neural Network Development in Patients Undergoing Therapeutic Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation following Stroke

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Characteristic	Value
Age at intervention, years	62.5 ± 10.2
Sex
Female	8 (22)
Male	28 (78)
Time after stroke, months	77.3 ± 50.3
Subtype of stroke
ICH	18 (50)
CI	18 (50)
Side of hemiparesis
Dominant hand	20 (56)
Nondominant hand	16 (44)
BRS for hand-fingers
III	4 (11)
IV	18 (50)
V	10 (28)
VI	4 (11)

Values are presented as numbers (percentage) or means ± standard deviations. ICH: intracerebral hemorrhage; CI: cerebral infarction; BRS: Brunnstrom recovery stage.