Epilepsy

epilepsy: A brain disorder characterized by episodes of abnormally increased neuronal discharge resulting in transient episodes of sensory or motor neurological dysfunction, or psychic dysfunction. These episodes may or may not be associated with loss of consciousness or convulsions.

Endpoint definition

Name G6_EPLEPSY
Long name Epilepsy
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: G40, ICD-9: 345, ICD-8: 345
Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-9 3452|3453
Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-8 34520
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: G40, ICD-9: 345, ICD-8: 345
Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-9 3452|3453
Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-8 34520
KELA reimboursements codes 111
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 6260 3153 3107
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 2.88 2.57 3.30
Mean age at first event (years) 40.88 38.24 43.57
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 7.51 5.52 9.53

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 3.0 3.0 3.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 56.29 56.77 55.81

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Epilepsy
after Epilepsy

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