Weakened Effective Connectivity Related to Electroacupuncture in Stroke Patients with Prolonged Flaccid Paralysis: An EEG Pilot Study

Table 1

Demographic and clinical data of participants.

Group-ID	Gender	Age (years)	Site of lesion	Ischemia/hemorrhage	Days since stroke	Side of lesion	Side of hemiparesis	Handedness	NIHSS	BI
SDG-1	M	70	BG, FL PL, pons	I	55	R	L	R	11	40
SDG-2	M	60	BG, CR	I	15	R	L	R	11	60
SDG-3	M	56	BG	H	22	L	R	R	13	40
SDG-4	M	64	BG, CR, FL	I	17	L	R	R	12	25
SDG-5	F	71	BG, CO, FL, PL, pons	I	11	R	L	R	7	20
SDG-6	F	77	BG, CR, FL, PL	I	25	R	L	R	8	40
Mean (±SD)		66.33 (±7.09)			24.17 (±14.52)				10.33 (±2.13)	37.50 (±12.83)
MDG-1	M	77	BG, FL, PL	I	98	R	L	R	9	50
MDG-2	M	60	BG	H	108	R	L	R	4	55
MDG-3	M	60	BG, CO, FL, OL, TL	I	62	L	R	R	14	30
MDG-4	M	61	Th, OL, TL	I	111	L	R	R	9	65
MDG-5	M	60	BG, IC	I	146	L	R	R	8	40
MDG-6	F	59	TL	I	118	L	R	R	15	30
Mean (±SD)		62.83 (±6.36)			107.17 (±25.05)				9.83 (±3.72)	45.00 (±12.91)
LDG-1	M	66	BG	I	938	R	L	R	5	50
LDG-2	M	62	BG, FL, PL	I	198	L	R	R	10	70
LDG-3	M	48	BG, FL, PL, TL	I	407	L	R	R	10	65
LDG-4	M	44	BG	H	185	L	R	R	7	70
LDG-5	F	68	BG	H	1184	R	L	R	29	10
LDG-6	F	75	BG, Th	I	370	L	R	R	24	10
Mean (±SD)		60.50 (±11.01)			547.00 (±379.13)				14.17 (±9.01)	45.83 (±26.21)

Abbreviations: BI: Barthel Index; BG: basal ganglia; CO: centrum ovale; CR: corona radiate; F: female; FL: frontal lobe; H: hemorrhage; I: ischemia; IC: internal capsule; L: left; M: male; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; OL: occipital lobe; PL: parietal lobe; R: right; Th: thalamus; TL: temporal lobe.