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 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 333.4
Huntington's chorea On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 333.4 can be accessed here. - A familial disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and characterized by the onset of progressive CHOREA and DEMENTIA in the fourth or fifth decade of life. Common initial manifestations include paranoia; poor impulse control; DEPRESSION; HALLUCINATIONS; and DELUSIONS. Eventually intellectual impairment; loss of fine motor control; ATHETOSIS; and diffuse chorea involving axial and limb musculature develops, leading to a vegetative state within 10-15 years of disease onset. The juvenile variant has a more fulminant course including SEIZURES; ATAXIA; dementia; and chorea. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1060-4)
- KEGG_ID: hsa05040
- 333.4 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 333.4 contains 9 index entries
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Index entries containing 333.4:- Chorea (gravis) (minor) (spasmodic) 333.5
- chronic
 333.4
- hereditary 333.4
- Huntington's 333.4
- progressive 333.4
- chronic 333.4
- hereditary 333.4
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome- Huntington's 333.4
Huntington's- chorea 333.4
- disease 333.4
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