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2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 335.23

Pseudobulbar palsy

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  • A syndrome characterized by DYSARTHRIA, dysphagia, dysphonia, impairment of voluntary movements of tongue and facial muscles, and emotional lability. This condition is caused by diseases that affect the motor fibers that travel from the cerebral cortex to the lower BRAIN STEM (i.e., corticobulbar tracts); including MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; and CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p489)
  • 335.23 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 335.23 contains 4 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 335.* hierarchy

Index entries containing 335.23:

Palsy (see also Paralysis) 344.9
  • bulbar (chronic) (progressive) 335.22
    • pseudo NEC 335.23
  • pseudobulbar NEC 335.23
Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
  • bulbar (chronic) (progressive) 335.22
    • pseudo 335.23
  • pseudobulbar 335.23