Table 1 Baseline characteristics of both groups

Age (mean ± SD)

11.46

13.99

Sex

  Female (n)

7

8

  Male (n)

8

7

Type of stroke

  Ischaemic (n)

7

10

  Haemorrhagic (n)

7

5

Hemiplegic side

  Left (n)

8

5

  Right (n)

6

10

Dominant side

  Left (n)

2

1

  Right (n)

12

13

  Bilateral (n)

1

Time since stroke in days (mean ± SD)

2834

1375

phq-9 [0–27] (mean ± SD)

3.46

4.31

Laterality index star cancellation [0–1] (mean ± SD)

0.07

0.01

MoCa [0–30] (mean ± SD)

4.37

2.35

Fall ratio last month (n) (mean + range)

0–1

0–1

2-Minute Walk Test in m (mean ± SD)

53.54

48.86

Functional Ambulation Category

  0 (n)

1

1

  1 (n)

0

0

  2 (n)

0

2

  3 (n)

4

4

  4 (n)

5

8

  5 (n)

4

0

10 Metre Walk Test, comfortable speed in m/s (mean ± SD)

0.32

0.35

10 Metre Walk Test, maximum speed in m/s (mean ± SD)

0.49

0.56

Trunk Impairment Scale [0–23] (mean ± SD)

3.10

3.60

Fugl-Meyer of Lower Extremities [0–34] (median ± IQR)

17

8

Forward Reach in cm (mean ± SD)

6.14

7.8

Reach to the affected side in cm (mean ± SD)

7.24

4.27

Reach to the less affected side in cm (median ± IQR)

11.50

5.00

Backwards Reach in cm (mean ± SD)

10.21

7.11

Berg Balance Scale [0–56] (median ± IQR)

14

9

Functional Independence Measure

  Cognition [5–34] (mean ± SD)

5.86

3.83

  Motor [13–91] (median ± IQR)

18

10

  Total [18–126] (median ± IQR)

9

21

Modified Barthel Index [0–20] (median ± IQR)

4

3

Total rehabilitation time in hours (mean ± SD)

15.24

13.84