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In total, 41 individuals with stroke (21 left and 20 right hemiplegic patients; age: 57.9 \u00b1 12.8 years; time stroke event 4.6 \u00b1 1.8 years) and 48 age-, sex-, and height-matched individuals (control group: CG; age: 54.4 \u00b1 12.5 years) were assessed via 3D gait analysis. Raw kinematic data were processed to compute spatio-temporal parameters (speed, stride length, cadence, stance, swing, and double support phases duration) and angle\u2013angle diagrams (synchronized cyclograms), which were characterized in terms of area, orientation, and trend symmetry indices. The results reveal that all spatio-temporal parameters are characterized by abnormal values, with reduced speed, stride length, cadence, and swing phase duration and increased stance and double support phases duration. With respect to inter-limb symmetry, higher values were found in post-stroke individuals for all the considered parameters as patients generally exhibited a cyclogram characterized by larger areas, higher orientation, and trend symmetry parameters with respect to CG. 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