Patient disposition
upper-extremity hemiparesis, post-stroke, ischemic stroke
ISCHEMIC STROKE
Electronic medical record screening was used to identify individuals with a first-time, unilateral, ischemic stroke affecting the middle cerebral artery territory, sparing the diencephalon and basal ganglia, 12–36 months before surgery. Each candidate had to show persistent moderate-to-severe upper-extremity hemiparesis and sufficient upper-extremity motor ability to engage in rehabilitation (CONSORT diagram and outcomes for an open-label, single-arm phase I study of DBS to enhance post-stroke rehabilitation. EMR, electronic medical record.