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Table 2 Cognitive and motor scores pre- and post-treatment and adverse symptoms reported before each session; and daily Digit Span testing prior to tDCS stimulation

From: Home-based transcranial direct current stimulation plus tracking training therapy in people with stroke: an open-label feasibility study

ID

Paretic Hand Box and Block Test (number of blocks)

Non-paretic Hand Box and Block Test (number of blocks)

Digit Span Forward Test (number of digits)

Adverse Symptoms Reported

Baseline

Posttest

Baseline

Posttest

Baseline

Posttest

1

4

3

70

73

15

14

None

   

Daily Digit Span test

15

13

14

14

14

 

2

10

5

50

49

6

6

None

   

Daily Digit Span test

6

7

8

7

6

 

3

17

21

52

56

9

9

None

   

Daily Digit Span test

9

9

6

9

9

 

4

15

19

52

55

8

11

None

   

Daily Digit Span test

8

9

9

9

11

 

5

27

28

72

71

10

10

None

   

Daily Digit Span test

10

10

11

11

10

 

6

36

38

67

78

12

15

None

   

Daily Digit Span test

12

12

10

13

15

 

Mean (SD)

18.17 (11.62)

19.00 (13.40)

60.05 (10.19)

63.67 (11.79)

10.00 (3.16)

10.83 (3.31)

 

% improvement

- Total Group

 

4.59%

 

5.23%

 

8.33%

 

- Treatment responders (#3–6)

 

11.58%

 

7.00%

 

15.38%

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