Table 1 Characteristics of participants

Sample size

11

5

11

Age in years M ± SD (range)

64.4 ± 11.2 (47–85)

38.2 ± 16.0 (23–57)

64.3 ± 9.1 (49–79)

Gender (male/female)

9/2

1/4

9/2

Diagnosis

Stroke (n = 8)

Spinal cord injury (n = 2)

Guillain-Barré-Syndrome (n = 1)

-

Stroke (n = 10)

Spinal cord injury (n = 1)

Time since paresis in days

M ± SD (range)

347 ± 611 (35-2151)

-

257 ± 403 (32-1452)

Affected side (left/right/both)

-/7/3

-

7/3/1