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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Compared with the sham tDCS group, the active tDCS group had significantly more patients with a clinically important difference after treatment (80 % and 78 % vs 6 % and 9 %) and at 4-week follow-up (84 % and 82 % vs 7 % and 4 %), and UL motor function and activities of daily living (ADL) assessment improved more significantly in the active tDCS group (Fugl-Meyer Assessment of motor recovery from 12 [range, 4-26] to 22 [range, 7-50] to 32 [range, 28-41], Barthel Index from 55 [range, 0-85] to 85 [range, 5-100] to 90 [range, 10-100 vs Fugl-Meyer Assessment of motor recovery from 8 [range, 3-34] to 10 [range, 8-25] to 15 [range, 6-40], Barthel Index from 55 [range, 25-95] to 65 [range, 30-100] to 75 [range, 40-100], respectively, P <. 01).