Table 1.

Visits and diagnostic procedures

Visit	Time point	Diagnostic procedures
1	In the first week after onset of acute sepsis	1st skin biopsy at thigh and ankle, neurological clinical examination (MRC score of muscle strength, ONLS, Rankin score), nerve conduction studies, sympathetic skin response
2	2 weeks later	2nd skin biopsy at thigh and ankle, neurological clinical examination, nerve conduction studies, sympathetic skin response
3	4 months later	3d skin biopsy at thigh and ankle, neurological clinical examination, nerve conduction studies, sympathetic skin response