| RESPONDERS N=17 (50%) | NON-RESPONDERS N=17 (50%) | P-VALUE |
age (years) | 56.6 (±10.8) | 63.2 (±11.1) | 0.084 |
BMI | 25.3 (±4.2) | 25.1 (±6.1) | 0.920 |
Barthel-index (/20; premorbid) | 17.1 (±3.5) | 18.3 (±2.3) | 0.331 |
APACHE II | 22.5 (±8.1) | 27.5 (±6.9) | 0.090 |
Glasgow coma scale | 7.0 (±2.7) | 8.4 (±3.4) | 0.192 |
5 questions for adequacy | 1.5 (±1.5) | 2.3 (±1.6) | 0.171 |
oedema | 5 | 11 | 0.084 |
placing of electrodes (*) | 0 | 4 | 0.103 |
intensity (mA) | 64.9 (±8.9) | 66.1 (±13.7) | 0.748 |