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
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Endpoint definition steps |
FinnGen |
|---|---|
Phenotype data |
429209 |
1. Apply sex-specific ruleNone |
429209 |
2. Check conditionsNone |
429209 |
3. Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, registry filtersRegistry filters:
2 out of 7 registries used, show all original rules. |
3163 |
4. Check minimum number of eventsNone |
3163 |
5. Include endpointsNone |
3163 |
6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only) |
3058 |
Control definitions (FinnGen only)
Control exclude
G6_NERPLEX
Extra metadata
Level in the ICD hierarchy
3
First used in FinnGen datafreeze
DF2
Parent code in ICD-10
G54
Name in latin
Morbositates plexus brachialis
Similar endpoints
↥List of similar endpoints to
Brachial plexus disorders
based on the number of shared cases.
Broader endpoints:
- Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders
- Neurological diseases
- Neurological diseases
- Any event in hilmo or specialist outpatient
Narrower endpoints:
None
Case counts by codes
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Summary Statistics
↥-FinRegistry-
Key figures
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | |||
| Whole population | 23987 | 15535 | 8362 |
| Only index persons | 23334 | 15301 | 8033 |
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | |||
| Whole population | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.23 |
| Only index persons | 0.47 | 0.56 | 0.31 |
| Median age at first event (years) | |||
| Whole population | 43.67 | 43.16 | 44.62 |
| Only index persons | 43.52 | 43.09 | 44.34 |
-FinnGen-
Key figures
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | 3058 | 2211 | 847 |
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | 0.82 | 0.96 | 0.47 |
| Median age at first event (years) | 45.25 | 43.85 | 48.89 |
-FinRegistry-
Age distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Age distribution of first events
-FinRegistry-
Year distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Year distribution of first events
-FinRegistry-
Cumulative Incidence Function
-FinnGen-
Cumulative Incidence Function
Mortality – FinRegistry
↥Relationships between endpoints
↥Index endpoint: G6_BRACHPLE – Brachial plexus disorders
GWS hits: -
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