Generalized epilepsy
Description
generalised epilepsy: A chronic condition characterised by recurrent generalised seizures.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | GE |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: G401/G400, ICD-8: 345[0-1] |
| Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-8 | 34511 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: G400/G401, 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 | 1353 | 723 | 630 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.84 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 41.07 | 39.62 | 42.73 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 7.17 | 5.53 | 9.05 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 42.97 | 44.54 | 41.18 |
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