<p>Data are expressed as mean (SD), number (%), or median (Q1–Q3).</p><p>NIHSS = National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale</p><p>mRS = modified Rankin Scale.</p><p>HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale</p><p>CIS-20R = Checklist Individual Strength.</p><p>TOAST = Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment.</p><p>Missing data in patients: education = 0.7%, NIHSS at admission = 1.4%</p><p>HADS-depressive symptoms = 0.7%, CIS-20R = 0.7%.</p><p><sup>a</sup>Stroke could be located in more than one region in a patient.</p><p><sup>b</sup>Group comparisons between the three groups of patients (left/right/infratentorial stroke).</p><p>Demographic and clinical characteristics of ischemic stroke patients and controls.</p
