Generalized epilepsy
Description
generalised epilepsy: A chronic condition characterised by recurrent generalised seizures.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | GE_STRICT |
| Conditions required | !FE |
| Include | GE |
| First defined in version | DF3 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1031 | 552 | 479 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.83 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 42.99 | 41.73 | 44.44 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 39.19 | 41.67 | 36.33 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 8.34 | 6.52 | 10.44 |