Table 1 Patient demographics of the present study and the previous study
Present study “during” | Previous study “before” | |
|---|---|---|
Male/female | 10/9 | 14/5 |
Age (years) | 58.6 ± 2.6 | 57.2 ± 2.8 |
Onset (months) | 3.3 ± 0.5 | 3.2 ± 0.4 |
Left/right hemiparesis | 12/7 | 12/7 |
Lesion | ||
Cortical (MCA territory) | 0 | 0 |
Subcortical (MCA territory) | 18 | 14 |
Both (cortical and subcortical) | 0 | 3 |
Brainstem | 1 | 1 |
Unknown | 0 | 1 |
Muscle strength evaluated by MMT | ||
III | 0 | 7 |
III + | 7 | 8 |
IV | 7 | 4 |
IV + | 5 | 0 |
Comorbidity diseases | ||
Hypertension | 9 | 17 |
Diabetes mellitus | 4 | 3 |
Dyslipidemia | 5 | 6 |
Cardiovascular diseases | ||
Atrial fibrillation | 0 | 1 |
Valve replacement | 2 | 0 |
Cardiomegaly | 1 | 1 |
No report | 6 | 1 |
Receiving treatment during washout period (PT center/home exercises) | 16/4 | 14/5 |