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Table 1 Demographic and clinical data

From: Intermittent theta burst stimulation enhances upper limb motor function in patients with chronic stroke: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Variables

 

iTBS (n = 11)

Control (n = 11)

p value

Age (years)

 

52.9 ± 11.1

52.6 ± 8.3

0.937a

Gender

 

7/4

7/4

> 0.99b

Clinical characteristics

 Stroke type

    

 Hemorrhage

 

9 (82%)

8 (73%)

> 0.99b

 Infarction

 

2 (18%)

3 (27%)

 

Stroke side

 Right

 

5 (45%)

2 (18%)

0.170b

 Left

 

6 (55%)

9 (82%)

 

Stroke location

 Supratentorial

 

4 (36%)

3 (27%)

0.647b

 Infratentorial

 

7 (64%)

8 (73%)

 

MMSE

 

26.9 ± 3.4

23.8 ± 7.3

0.220a

NIHSS

 

3.7 ± 2.5

5.9 ± 5.6

0.251a

Medications

 Antispasticity

 

2 (18%)

3 (27%)

0.611b

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD or N (%)
  2. at tests;b Chi-square tests
  3. iTBS intermittent theta burst stimulation, MMSE Mini-mental state examination, NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale