Toxic encephalopathy

Description

toxic encephalopathy: A group of neurologic disorders caused by damage to the nervous system following exposure to pharmacologic, biologic, and chemical agents. Examples of neurotoxins include chemotherapy agents, radiation treatment, heavy metals, pesticides, and food additives.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode G6_ENCEPHTOX
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: G92, ICD-9: 3498B, ICD-8: 32302
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: G92, ICD-9: 3498B, ICD-8: 32302
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 3602
GWAS catalog 0005595
MESH D020258
SNOMED CT 28394000

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 18 N/A 17
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.01 N/A 0.03
Mean age at first event (years) 52.34 N/A 52.9
Median number of events / individual 1 N/A 1

Clinical metrics

Sex All Female Male
Recurrence within 6 months (%) 38.89 N/A 41.18
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 5.56 N/A 5.88

Associations