Ultrasound-Guided Median Nerve Electrical Stimulation to Promote Upper Limb Function Recovery after Stroke

Table 7

Comprehensive function assessment of the affected upper limb before and immediately after median nerve electrical stimulation, M (P25, P75).

Outcomes	1 week; before immediately	p value	2 weeks; before immediately	p value	3 weeks; before immediately	p value	4 weeks; before immediately	p value
FMA-UE	6.5 (4, 9)	p < 0.0001	11 (8, 13.75)	0.243	19 (16, 22)	0.039	20 (16, 23.75)	0.004
	12 (12, 14.75)		11 (10, 13.75)		20 (16, 23.75)		28 (21.25, 32)
FTHUE-HK	1 (1, 2)	p < 0.0001	3 (2, 3)	0.068	3 (3, 4)	0.035	4 (4, 4.75)	0.129
	3 (2, 3)		3 (3, 3)		4 (3, 4)		4 (4, 5)
Brunnstrom	2 (1, 2)	p < 0.0001	2 (2, 2)	0.140	2 (2, 3)	0.102	3 (2.25, 4)	0.705
	3 (3, 3)		2 (2, 3)		3 (2, 3)		3 (3, 3)
Hand Function	1 (1, 2)	p < 0.0001	2 (2, 3)	0.138	2 (2, 3)	0.417	3 (3, 3)	0.152
	3 (2, 3)		3 (2, 3)		3 (2, 3)		3 (3, 4)
Barthel Index	20 (15, 25)	p < 0.0001	32.5 (25, 40)	0.003	40 (35, 45)	0.252	40 (35, 50)	0.104
	35 (31.25, 47.5)		35 (30, 40)		40 (40, 45)		47.5 (40, 55)

FMA-UE: Fugl-Meyer Assessment of upper extremity, FTHUE-HK: Functional Test for the Hemiplegic Upper Extremity. p value: before the intervention versus after the intervention immediately.