Brachial plexus disorders

brachial plexus neuropathy: Diseases of the cervical (and first thoracic) roots, nerve trunks, cords, and peripheral nerve components of the BRACHIAL PLEXUS. Clinical manifestations include regional pain, PARESTHESIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS, and decreased sensation (HYPESTHESIA) in the upper extremity. These disorders may be associated with trauma (including BIRTH INJURIES); THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME; NEOPLASMS; NEURITIS; RADIOTHERAPY; and other conditions. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1351-2)

Endpoint definition

Name G6_BRACHPLE
Long name Brachial plexus disorders
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: G540
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: G540
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Latin name Morbositates plexus brachialis

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 1283 899 384
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.59 0.73 0.41
Mean age at first event (years) 44.98 43.59 48.23
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 1.17 0.56 2.60

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 2.0 2.0 1.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 44.89 44.94 44.79

Survival analyses between endpoints

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Brachial plexus disorders