Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Cause of disease	Number	Mean age	Sex (F:M)
NNEU
ENT	20	62.47	5:15
Tetraplegia	2	81.5	1:1
NEU
CVA	16	70	11:5
Cerebral haemorrhage	8	66.38	2:6
Cerebral contusion after trauma	4	46.75	2:2
Other disease	12	63.5	3:8

NEU underlying neurological disorder, NNEU non-neurological underlying disorder, M male, F female