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Table 1 Time scale
From: Cortical recovery of swallowing function in wound botulism
| Day | Symptoms | Diagnostics and therapy | MEG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dysphagia double vision | Admission on neurologic ICU | |
| 2 | Dyspnoe | Intubation | |
| 3 | Tracheotomy | ||
| ... | |||
| 16 | Spontaneous breathing | 1st FEES examination -> severe dysphagia + aspiration | |
| ... | |||
| 19 | 2nd FEES examination -> persisting dysphagia + no aspiration -> decanulation | ||
| 20 | 1st MEG measurement | ||
| ... | |||
| 25 | Further clinical recovery | 3rd FEES examination -> mild dysphagia + no aspiration | 2nd MEG measurement |
