Research Article

Targeted Engagement of the Action Selection Network during Task-Oriented Arm Training after Stroke

Table 1

Participant demographics.

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Age546763
SexMaleMaleFemale
Arm dominanceRightRightRight
Side of hemiparesisRightRightRight
Months poststroke6315849
Comorbid conditionsHTNHTNHTN, DM
Lesion volume (cc)177.8116.63.3
Lesion locationL frontal, parietal, temporal, BGL frontal, temporal, BGL CR
CST FA (lesioned/nonlesioned)0.70/0.700.56/0.610.64/0.067
NIH Stroke Scale333
CES-D433
Test for Upper Limb Apraxia (max 240)229238240
MOCA (max 30)181921
MVPT-4 (max 100%)32718
Nottingham Sensory Scale (max 17)51717
UEFM Motor Score (max 66)545147

CST FA = Corticospinal Tract Fractional Anisotropy (range 0-1); CES-D = Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale; MOCA = Montreal Cognitive Assessment; MVPT = Motor-Free Visual Perceptual Test, scores represent age-normed percentile scores; UEFM = Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer; HTN = Hypertension; DM = Diabetes Mellitus; L = left; BG = Basal ganglia; CR = Corona radiata.