Table 1 Patient and healthy control demographics.

From: Longitudinal assessment of cortical motor function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Characteristics

ALS Patients (n = 52)

Healthy controls (n = 62)

Age (years)

62.1 ± 11.5

57.6 ± 9.8

Sex

55.8% Male

51.61% Male

Median disease duration (months) prior to initial assessment

14 IQR:12

 

Onset

69.2% Limb onset

47.2% right-side

 

ALSFRS-R at initial assessment

39.5 ± 1.0

 

ECAS at initial assessment

106 ± 2.9

 

ACE-III at initial assessment

88.2 ± 2.1