Low-Frequency rTMS over Contralesional M1 Increases Ipsilesional Cortical Excitability and Motor Function with Decreased Interhemispheric Asymmetry in Subacute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Study
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants.
Variable
Experimental ()
Control ()
value
Demographic and clinical characteristics
Age (years)
67.3 (5.8)
65.1 (3.1)
0.216
Time since stroke (weeks)
13.6 (6.1)
15.1 (7.0)
0.582
Gender (female : male) ()
5 : 7
5 : 7
1.000
Paretic limb (right : left) ()
4 : 8
6 : 6
0.408
Type of stroke (infarct : hemorrhage) ()
12 : 0
11 : 1
0.307
Paretic hand (dominant : nondominant) ()
4 : 8
6 : 6
0.408
Site of lesion (subcortical only : cortical involvement, ) ()
12 : 0
9 : 3
0.217
Resting motor threshold (paretic hand) (% stimulator output)
85.5 (14.5)
80.6 (12.7)
0.320
Resting motor threshold (nonparetic hand) (% stimulator output)
