Other and unspecified degenerative diseases of nervous system

Lewy body dementia: ['A progressive form of dementia characterized by the presence of protein deposits called Lewy bodies in the midbrain and cerebral cortex, and loss of cholinergic and dopaminergic neurons. The signs and symptoms overlap with Alzheimer and Parkinson disease.']

Endpoint definition

Name G6_DEGENOTH
Long name Other and unspecified degenerative diseases of nervous system
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: G319/G318, ICD-8: 32303
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: G318/G319, ICD-8: 32303
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 239 106 133
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.11 0.09 0.14
Mean age at first event (years) 64.59 61.25 67.26
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 28.03 18.87 35.34

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1.0 2.0 1.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 35.15 43.40 28.57

Survival analyses between endpoints

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Other and unspecified degenerative diseases of nervous system