Table 1. Bazaz Dysphagia Score.

	Episodes of swallowing difficulty (by patient report)
Severity of dysphagia	Liquid	Solid
None	None	None
Mild	None	Rare
Moderate	None or rare	Occasional (only with specific foods like bread or meat)
Severe	Present	Frequent (and with a majority of solids)

Adapted from Bazaz et al, 2002.³⁵