Narcolepsy and cataplexy
Description
narcolepsy with cataplexy: Narcolepsy with cataplexy is a sleep disorder characterized by excessive day-time sleepiness associated with uncontrollable sleep urges and cataplexy (loss of muscle tone often triggered by pleasant emotions).
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | G6_NARCOCATA |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: G474, ICD-8: 34700 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: G474, ICD-8: 34700 |
| KELA reimboursements codes | 214 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 49 | 25 | 24 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 41.8 | 39.15 | 44.56 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 32.65 | 32.0 | 33.33 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 4.08 | 0.0 | 8.33 |