Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system

Description

encephalomyelitis: Inflammation of the brain and the spinal cord.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode G6_NEUINFL
Include G6_MENINGBACT, G6_MENINGVIR, G6_MENINGOTH, G6_ADEM, G6_ENCEPHBACT, G6_ENCEPHOTH, G6_CNSABSC, G6_CNSPHLEB, G6_NEUROINFSEQ
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 2
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 640
GWAS catalog 0001423
MESH D004679
SNOMED CT 62950007

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 975 531 444
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.56 0.54 0.59
Mean age at first event (years) 38.29 37.34 39.43
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 6.97 4.9 9.46

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1 1 1
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 18.79 16.42 21.62

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