Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Patients, n | 50 |
| Sex, m/f | 25/25 |
| Mean age ± SD, years | 68.08 ± 13.62 |
| Ischemic stroke | 44 (88) |
| Haemorrhagic stroke | 6 (12) |
| Mean NIHSS score ± SD | 15.14 ± 9.82 |
| FEDSS | |
| Grade 3 | 24 (48) |
| Grade 4 | 8 (16) |
| Grade 5 | 18 (36) |
| PAS | |
| Grade 6 | 17 (34) |
| Grade 7 | 18 (36) |
| Grade 8 | 15 (30) |
| Aspiration severity | |
| Minor | 10 (20) |
| Moderate | 33 (66) |
| Severe | 7 (14) |
Values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated. SD, standard deviation; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; FEDSS, fiberoptic endoscopic dysphagia severity scale; PAS, penetration-aspiration scale.