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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (n 99)

From: A cross sectional study of upper extremity strength ten days after a stroke; relationship between patient-reported and objective measures

Characteristics

 

 Female/Male, n

42/57

 Age, years mean (SD)

67.4 (12.7)

Stroke/intervention

 

 Ischemic stroke/intracerebral hemorrhage, n

81/18

 Hemisphere of stroke, n

 

  Right

54

  Left

39

  Cerebellum

1

  Brain steam

1

  Bilateral

4

 Thrombolysis/Thrombectomy, n

11/4

At arrival to hospital

 

 NIHSS*, median (Q1-Q3)

6.0 (3–11)

  Arm-score*, median (Q1-Q3)

2 (1–4)

  COG4*, median (Q1-Q3)

0 (0–1)

At day 10

 

 Upper extremity function, FMA-UE*, median (Q1-Q3), n = 83

48 (6–66)

 Sensation FMA-UE*, median (Q1,-Q3), n = 83

11 (2–12)

 Paretic hand strength, percentage of normative values, mean (SD)

46.1 (44.5)

 Cognitive function, Pre-BNIS*, median (Q1-Q3)

9 (9–9)

 At hospital/at home, n

88/11

 Training with physiotherapist or occupational therapist, n

 

   ≥ 3 times per week, hospital based rehabilitation

88

  Once time per week, outpatient rehabilitation

1

  No rehabilitation

10

  1. *Range of each measurement, best score indicated in bold: Pre-BNIS 0–9; COG4 0–9; FMA-UE 0–66; FMA-UE sensation 0–12; NIHSS 0–42; NIHSS Arm score 0–8
  2. Abbreviations: Pre-BNIS; pre-screening of Barrow Neurological Institute Screen for Higher Cerebral Function; FMA-UE, The Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, COG4 includes level of consciousness questions and commands, best language, extinction and inattention; SD, standard deviation; Q1-Q3 1st and 3th quartiles