The complete procedure lasted about three hours including the resting periods.
The patients were evaluated twice: the first measurement was performed 20-8 (SD 12) days after the onset of the stroke, the second was performed 90 3 (SD 15) days after the onset of the stroke.
Non-parametric tests were used.
The results at day 20 and day 90 were compared by the Wilcoxon signed rank test.
The comparison between patients and controls was performed with the Mann-Whitney U test.