Epilepsy

Description

epilepsy: A brain disorder characterized by episodes of abnormally increased neuronal discharge resulting in transient episodes of sensory or motor neurological dysfunction, or psychic dysfunction. These episodes may or may not be associated with loss of consciousness or convulsions.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode G6_EPLEPSY
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: G40, ICD-9: 345, ICD-8: 345
Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-9 3452|3453
Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-8 34520
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: G40, ICD-9: 345, ICD-8: 345
Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-9 3452|3453
Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-8 34520
KELA reimboursements codes 111
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 1826
GWAS catalog 0000474
MESH D004827
SNOMED CT 84757009

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 3424 1761 1663
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 2.58 2.34 2.9
Mean age at first event (years) 43.48 41.48 45.59
Median number of events / individual 3 4 3

Clinical metrics

Sex All Female Male
Recurrence within 6 months (%) 56.54 58.72 54.24
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 10.02 7.61 12.57

Associations