Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the subjects in the stroke group.
| ID | Age | Sex | Handedness | Days since stroke | tPA | Type of lesion | Side of lesion | Lesion volume (voxels) | Main clinical symptoms | Initial NIHSS (normal = 0) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | M | R | 23 | N | I | R | 6831 | Ne, HP | 10 |
| 2 | 42 | M | R | 27 | N | I | R | 7115 | Ne, HP | 9 |
| 3 | 51 | F | R | 14 | N | I | R | 3178 | Ne, HP | 12 |
| 4 | 52 | F | R | 10 | N | H | L | 3702 | HP | 23 |
| 5 | 61 | F | R | 30 | N | I | R | 2103 | Ne, HP, A | 13 |
| 6 | 63 | M | R | 18 | N | I | R | 5264 | Ne, HP | 8 |
| 7 | 80 | F | R | 10 | N | I | R | 683 | Ne, HP | 9 |
| 8 | 51 | F | R | 12 | N | I | R | 344 | Ne, HP | 6 |
| 9 | 83 | F | R | 18 | N | I | L | 638 | HP | 11 |
| 10 | 82 | F | R | 29 | N | I | L | * | A | 3 |
| 11 | 57 | M | R | 25 | N | H | R | 290 | Ne, HP | 9 |
| 12 | 78 | F | R | 23 | N | I | R | 274 | HP | 9 |
| 13 | 52 | F | R | 10 | N | H | L | 3532 | HP | 9 |
| 14 | 56 | M | R | 31 | Y | I | L | 62 | Ne, HP | 6 |
| 15 | 45 | M | R | 12 | N | I | L | 5073 | HP | 3 |
| 16 | 48 | M | R | 13 | N | I | L | 2036 | HP | 8 |
| 17 | 58 | M | R | 20 | N | I | R | 2205 | HP | 15 |
| 18 | 54 | M | R | 14 | N | I | R | 208 | HP | 12 |
| 19 | 47 | F | L | 9 | N | I | L | 42 | Ne, HP, A | 1 |
| 20 | 57 | M | R | 27 | N | H | L | 12156 | HP, A | 29 |
| 21 | 75 | M | R | 10 | N | I | L | 198 | Ne, HP | 6 |
| 22 | 76 | F | R | 15 | N | I | R | 865 | HP | 14 |
| 23 | 58 | F | R | 11 | N | H | L | 403 | HP | 3 |
| 11M/ | 1LH/ | 1Y/ | 11L/ | 11Ne/3A/ | ||||||
| Total | - | 12F | 22RH | - | 22N | 18I/5H | 12R | - | 22HP | - |
| Mean (SD) | 59.6 (13.0) | 17.9 (7.5) | 2600 (3099) | - | 9.9 (6.3) |
n=23. M = male; F = female; L = left; R = right; Y = yes; N = no; I = ischemic; H = hemorrhagic; A= aphasia; HP = hemiparesis; Ne = neglect; NIHSS = NIH stroke scale; tPA = tissue plasminogen activator treatment; sd = standard deviation.
*
In 1 patient with evidence of small areas of restricted diffusion on the MRI diffusion sequence but no abnormal signal on standard T1 or T2 sequences, lesion volume could not be quantified.