Table 1. Estimated potential smart wheelchairs users, organised by diagnosis, in the EU.
| Diagnosis | Prevalence
(millions) (Lower–upper) |
% who need
wheelchair (Lower–upper) |
Symptoms | % with
symptoms (Lower–upper) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer disease | 3.6–6.4 | 10–20 | Attention, agitation, and
impulse control Executive reasoning |
45–52
35–45 |
| Amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis |
0.04–0.05 | 46–80 | Fatigue/weakness
Head/neck movement |
20–26
20–26 |
| Cerebral palsy | 1.1–1.3 | 80–90 | Spasticity
Tremor Hemiplegia Ataxia Dystonia Executive reasoning |
70–90
10–20 10–20 5–10 15–20 30–40 |
| Multiple sclerosis | 0.4–0.6 | 65–75 | Spasticity
Tremor Fatigue/weakness Head/neck movement Ataxia Executive reasoning |
65–90
5–7 43–90 43–90 23–84 30–70 |
| Parkinson disease | 1.4–1.6 | 5–15 | Visual field neglect
Tremor Bradykinesia Executive reasoning |
85–95
60–65 10–15 25–45 |
| Traumatic brain injury | 4.6–5 | 15–25 | Visual field neglect
Visual field loss Spasticity Hemiplegia Tremor Bradykinesia Fatigue/weakness Head/neck movement Attention, agitation, and impulse control Executive reasoning |
20–80
15–25 35–50 45–50 20–30 20–25 35–50 35–50 20–60 50–60 |