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Before treatment |
After treatment |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysphagia score | n | % | n | % |
| Grade 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 42 |
| Grade 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 28 |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 14 |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 65 | 7 | 12 |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 4 |
A score of 0 denotes the ability to eat a normal diet, 1 denotes the ability to eat some solid food, 2 denotes the ability to eat semisolids only, 3 denotes the ability to swallow liquids only, and 4 denotes complete dysphagia, even to saliva.
