Motor neuron disease
Description
motor neuron disease: A disease involving the motor neuron.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | G6_ALS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: G122, ICD-9: 3352A, ICD-8: 348[0-1]|34821 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: G122, ICD-9: 3352A, ICD-8: 348[0-1]|34821 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 124 | 52 | 72 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.13 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 65.2 | 68.49 | 62.82 |
| Median number of events / individual | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 62.9 | 63.46 | 62.5 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 49.19 | 59.62 | 41.67 |