Figure 3

Protocol’s flowchart. The value in parentheses refers to the number of patients with stroke at each stage of the selection process. Screening I involved review of hospital charts and information from the Stroke Databank of our institution. Screening II involved telephone interviews. Patients who fulfilled criteria to participate in the study were then invited to come to the hospital for further evaluation of criteria and neurological evaluation. Only patients who fulfilled all inclusion criteria and did not present exclusion criteria participated in the study (n = 10).