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
Ontology
DOID 1827
GWAS catalog 0005917
MESH D004829
SNOMED CT 19598007

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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