Table 3.

FOIS Scores Before and After Aspiration Prevention Surgery and the Level of Consciousness 3 Months After Surgery.

			FOIS, No.
Type of surgery	GCS	Primary disease	Preoperative	Post 3M
LC-CPM	E4VtM6	Multiple system atrophy	2	6
	E4VtM5	Multiple system atrophy	1	3
	E4VtM6	Myopathy	1	3
	E4VtM6	Postradiotherapy for laryngeal cancer	4	6
	E2VtM4	Progressive supranuclear palsy	1	2
	E4VtM6	Parkinson’s disease	1	3
	E4VtM5	Stroke	1	2
	E4VtM6	Stroke	1	5
	E4VtM6	Parkinson’s disease	1	3
	E4VtM1	Alexander disease type II	1	2
CPL	E4VtM6	Multiple system atrophy	1	6
	E3VtM5	Stroke	1	3
	E4VtM1	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	1	2
	E3VtM1	Traumatic brain injury	1	2
	E4VtM6	Multiple system atrophy	1	5
	E4VtM6	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	1	4
	E4VtM6	Neuromyelitis optica	2	6
	E4VtM6	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	1	4

Abbreviations: CPL, central-part laryngectomy; E, eye opening; FOIS, Functional Oral Intake Scale; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; LC-CPM, laryngeal closure with cricopharyngeal myotomy; M, motor response; Post 3M, 3 months after surgery; t, tracheostomy; V, verbal response.