Table 1 Visits and 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