2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Certain Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 760-779 > Other Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 764-779 > Other And Ill-Defined Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 779.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 779.7 Preventricular leukomalacia View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 779.7 Degeneration of white matter adjacent to the CEREBRAL VENTRICLES following cerebral hypoxia or BRAIN ISCHEMIA in neonates. The condition primarily affects white matter in the perfusion zone between superficial and deep branches of the MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY. Clinical manifestations include VISION DISORDERS; CEREBRAL PALSY; PARAPLEGIA; SEIZURES; and COGNITIVE DISORDERS. 779.7 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 779.7 contains 2 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 779.* hierarchy  Index entries containing 779.7: Leukomalacia, periventricular 779.7 Periventricular leukomalacia 779.7