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 (%) |
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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) |