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. 2016 Oct 13;3(3):81–87. doi: 10.1177/2374373516667002
Rank Diagnosis n Percentage
1st Intractable skeletal spasticity 72 30%
2nd Chronic/severe pain 62 26%
3rd Multiple sclerosis 41 17%
4th Inflammatory bowel disease 24 10%
5th Seizure disorder 14
6th Terminal illness/cancer 12 5%
7th Glaucoma 10 4%
8th Muscular dystrophy 4 0.016%
9th Lateral sclerosis 3 0.012%
Cancer (specific types) 3 0.012%
Crohn disease 3 0.012%
10th Nausea 2 Less than 1%
11th Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy 2 Less than 1%
12th Depression/anxiety/bipolar 1 Less than 1%
Epilepsy 1 Less than 1%
Rheumatoid Arthritis 1 Less than 1%
Langerhans cell histiocytosis 1 Less than 1%