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. 2018 May 10;2:93. Originally published 2017 Sep 27. [Version 3] doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.12280.3

Table 1. Estimated potential smart wheelchairs users, organised by diagnosis, in the EU.

Diagnosis Prevalence
(millions)
(Lower–upper)
% who need
wheelchair
(Lower–upper)
Typical 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