Effects of somatosensory stimulation on corticomotor excitability in patients with unilateral cerebellar infarcts and healthy subjects - preliminary results

Table 2 Characteristics of patients with cerebellar infarcts

Patient	Age (y)	Gender	Handedness	SARA	NIHSS	Arterial territory	Stimulus intensity (V)*
1	63	F	R	1	0	PICA	70
2	49	M	R	6	2	PICA	80
3	39	F	L	11	4	SUCA	20
4	56	M	R	1	0	PICA	40
5	48	M	R	4.5	0	PICA	60
6	41	M	R	0	0	PICA	70
7	49	M	R	2	2	SUCA	50
8	21	F	R	1	0	PICA	4,5
9	55	M	R	0	0	PICA	20
10	53	M	R	9.5	3	PICA	70

y = years; F = female; M = male; R = right; L = left; SARA = scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia; NIHSS = National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; PICA = posterior inferior cerebellar artery; SUCA = superior cerebellar artery; *initial stimulus intensity in the active somatosensory stimulation session (see text); V = Volts.

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