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An illustration of the values of the ESS score at recruitment and the end of the study. The dashed black line represents the cut-off value for a “normal” ESS score (≤10 points). The boxes demonstrate the mean and standard deviation of the ESS scores. Green lines represent patients who had an improvement in the ESS score, and the red lines represent the four patients who had an increase in the ESS score.
