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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and assessment of neglect symptoms at follow-up visit

From: Blinding in electric current stimulation in subacute neglect patients with current densities of 0.8 A/m2: a cross-over pilot study

 

Baseline

N = 12

Follow-Up

N = 9 ¶

p-value

Effect size, CIa

Age in years, median

[IQR]

77 [68–83]

  

Female sex, n (%)

7 (58)

  

Ischemic stroke, n (%)

9 (75)

  

Time from stroke in days, median [IQR]

26 [16–46]

  

NIHSS at inclusion, median [IQR]

7 [2–10]

  

MoCA sum score, mean (SD)

18 (5)

20 (6)b

0.12

0.2 [− 0.1 to 0.5]

Star cancellation test, mean (SD)

32 (13)

41 (16)

0.65

0.2 [− 0.6 to 0.9]

Letter cancellation test, mean (SD)

25 (7)

32 (9)

0.13

0.6 [− 0.2 to 1.4]

Line cancellation test, median [IQR]

35 [28–36]

36 [34–36]

0.46

0.37 [− 0.4 to 1.1]

Line bisection test in cm, mean (SD)

2.6 (2)

0.5 (1.2)

0.07

1.0 [− 0.2 to 2.1]

Figure copying test, median [IQR]

3 [2–4]

6 [4–7]

0.1

0.5 [0.0 to 1.1]

Text reading test, median [IQR]

90 [86–133]

117 [87–136]

0.83

0.2 [− 0.5 to 0.8]

  1. Data of one patient could not be analysed due to bad performance of patient
  2. aEffect sizes are calculated using Cohen’s d
  3. bOne test could not be rated due to bad performance of the patient