Generalized epilepsy
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 | 568 | 312 | 256 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.45 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 43.34 | 42.88 | 43.91 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 44.19 | 46.79 | 41.02 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 9.51 | 8.01 | 11.33 |