Generalized epilepsy, mode (most common among epilepsy diagnosis)
Description
generalised epilepsy: A chronic condition characterised by recurrent generalised seizures.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | GE_MODE |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-8: %345[0-1] |
| Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-8 | 34511 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-8: %345[0-1] |
| Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-8 | 34511 |
| First defined in version | DF3 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 765 | 414 | 351 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.47 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 41.06 | 39.82 | 42.53 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 7.84 | 6.52 | 9.4 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 48.63 | 50.24 | 46.72 |
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