Prevalence, demographic and spatial distribution of treated epilepsy in France in 2020: a study based on the French national health data system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although still incomplete, the epidemiology of epilepsy shows substantial variations in the burden of the condition according to demographic, social and territorial characteristics. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of treated epilepsy and to investigate its demographic and spatial distribution in 2020 in France, a country where the nationwide epidemiological situation of the condition remains largely unknown.

Methods

We used the French national health data system, which covers nearly the entire population residing in France (over 67 million of inhabitants in metropolitan and overseas departments). Prevalent cases were identified using long-term disease status, hospitalisation for epilepsy (ICD-10 codes G40 or G41), and reimbursements for antiseizure med

SUBMITTER: Coste J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10770219 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature