Generalized epilepsy

generalised epilepsy: A chronic condition characterised by recurrent generalised seizures.

Endpoint definition

Name GE
Long name Generalized epilepsy
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: G401/G400, ICD-8: 345[0-1]
Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-8 34511
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: G400/G401, ICD-8: 345[0-1]
Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-8 34511
First defined in version DF3

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 1781 939 842
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.82 0.76 0.89
Mean age at first event (years) 41.20 39.35 43.27
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 6.34 4.69 8.19

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 2.0 2.0 2.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 44.81 45.79 43.71

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Generalized epilepsy
after Generalized epilepsy

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Generalized epilepsy