Table 6:

Follow-up and clinical outcome

No.	Duration Follow-Up	mRS Prior to Procedure	mRS Last Follow-Up	Cause of Death
1	17 mo	3	6	Brain stem compression (due to secondary pneumonia)
2	5 mo	3	6	Cardiac
3	12 days	2	6	Locked-in syndrome, dismissal of therapy at the request of the patient and relatives
4	17 mo	1	5	–
5	29 mo	3	5	–
6	9 mo	3	6	Brain stem compression
Mean (range)	13 mo (0.5–29 mo)

Note:—mRS indicates modified Rankin Scale score.