Enhanced Upper Extremity Functions with a Single Session of Action-Observation-Execution and Accelerated Skill Acquisition Program in Subacute Stroke
Table 1
Participants’ characteristics and clinical data at the time of recruitment.
Participants
Age (Years)
Gender
Type of stroke
Side of lesion
Lesion location
Days after stroke
FMA score
MMSE score
UEa
Handb
Control group
1
40
Female
I
Left
Corona radiata
80
42
2
25
2
60
Male
I
Left
Thalamus
138
52
3
29
3
68
Female
H
Left
Thalamus
64
48
3
27
4
65
Female
I
Right
Subcortical
79
50
4
26
5
34
Male
I
Right
Basal ganglia
37
50
3
28
6
72
Female
I
Right
Thalamus
32
44
2
24
Mean (SD)
56.5 (15.72)
71.7 (38.4)
47.67 (3.89)
2.83 (0.75)
26.5 (1.87)
Frequency
2 Male/4 Female
5 I/1 H
3 Left/3 Right
Experimental group
7
63
Female
H
Left
Thalamus and parietal lobe
45
46
3
24
8
62
Male
I
Right
Cortical and sub-cortical
122
52
3
28
9
39
Male
H
Right
Basal ganglia
159
38
2
25
1
69
Male
I
Right
Thalamus
53
48
4
27
11
55
Male
H
Left
Thalamus
101
49
3
28
12
43
Male
I
Left
Caudate and corona radiata
39
48
4
29
Mean (SD)
55.17 (11.91)
86.5 (48.6)
46.83 (4.75)
3.17 (0.75)
26.83 (1.94)
Frequency
5 Male/1Female
3 I/3 H
3 Left/3 Right
FMA: Fugl Meyer assessment, MMSE: mini-mental state examination (out of 30), UEa: motor and coordination score of upper extremity (out of 66), Handb: flexion/extension score of FMA-hand item (out of 4), SD: standard deviation, I: infarction, H: hemorrhage.