Status epilepticus
Description
status epilepticus: Status epilepticus is defined as a continuous seizure lasting more than 30 min, or two or more seizures without full recovery of consciousness between any of them.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | G6_STATUSEPI |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: G41, ICD-8: 34520 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: G41, ICD-8: 34520 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 278 | 126 | 152 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.26 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 53.75 | 50.18 | 56.7 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 19.42 | 19.05 | 19.74 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 24.46 | 15.87 | 31.58 |