Table 2.

Physical examination findings at presentation (n=29)^{*^}

Findings	Cases / Total	Percentage
Bulbar palsy	25 / 28	89%
Extraocular muscle palsy	19 / 28	68%
Ptosis	17 / 27	63%
Dysarthria	18 / 22	82%
Other cranial nerve abnormality	14 / 28	50%
Abnormal gag	6 / 27	18%
Abnormal pupillary exam	5 / 28	18%
Symmetric motor weakness	16 / 27	59%
Focal motor weakness	9 / 28	32%
Hyporeflexia	7 / 25	28%
Skin wound / abscess	22 / 29	76%
Pneumonia on chest radiograph	9 / 27	33%

^*Physical examination findings as recorded by the examining physicians in the emergency department record.

^{^}Cases were not included in the denominator if the data was missing in the medical record.