Table 6 Proportion of patients with NDM requiring resources in France, Germany and Denmark
Health resource | France (%) | Germany (%) | Denmark (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BSC | Mexiletine | Difference | BSC | Mexiletine | Difference | BSC | Mexiletine | Difference | |
Physiotherapy | 40 | 10 | −30 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
Occupational therapist | 20 | 10 | −10 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Speech therapy | 30 | 5 | −25 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | −5 |
Day case attendances | 100 | 50 | −50 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 5 | 0 | −5 |
Use of wheelchair | 10 | 0 | −10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | + 5 |
Use of walking stick | 20 | 10 | −10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | −10 |
Use of walking frame | 10 | 5 | −5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hospital admission for fracture | 5 | 2 | −3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |