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Table 2 The 10 most common primary reasons for SPS index hospitalization

From: Inpatient care for stiff person syndrome in the United States: a nationwide readmission study

All Index Encounters Reason for inpatient admission (n = 703)

n (%)

Other hereditary and degenerative nervous system conditions

207 (29.5)

Diabetes mellitus with complications

36 (5.1)

Septicemia

27 (3.9)

Other nervous system disorders

26 (3.7)

Spondylosis; intervertebral disc disorders; other back problems

17 (2.4)

Complication of device; implant or graft

16 (2.3)

Meningitis

15 (2.1)

Respiratory failure; insufficiency; arrest

12 (1.7)

Other gastrointestinal disorders

12 (1.7)

Epilepsy; convulsions

11 (1.6)