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 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 759.5
Tuberous sclerosis 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 759.5 can be accessed here. - A triad of epilepsy, mental retardation, and angiofibromas of numerous organs with intracranial hamartomatous lesions involving subependymal nodules and cerebral cortical tubers (hence the name "tuberous sclerosis."
- An autosomal dominant disorder which is generally classified as a phacomatosis. Pathologically, the condition is characterized by glial cell tumors which arise in the cerebral hemispheres and retina. There is an increased incidence of benign rhabdomyomas of the heart and angiomyolipomas of kidney, liver, lungs, thyroid, and testes. Clinical manifestations include MENTAL RETARDATION; adenoma sebaceum of the face (actually angiofibromas); EPILEPSY; SPASMS; INFANTILE; Shagreen patches on the trunk; and subungual fibromas. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1011)
- Hereditary disease characterized by seizures, mental retardation, developmental delay, and skin and ocular lesions. First signs usually occur during infancy or childhood but in rare cases may not occur until 2nd or 3rd decade.
- 759.5 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 759.5 contains 13 index entries
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 759.* hierarchy
759.5 also known as:- Bourneville's disease
- Epiloia
Index entries containing 759.5:- Adenoma (sessile) (M8140/0) - see also Neoplasm, by site, benign
- sebaceous, sebaceum (gland) (senile) (M8410/0) - see also Neoplasm, skin, benign
- disseminata
 759.5
Bourneville's disease (tuberous sclerosis) 759.5
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome- Bourneville (-Brissaud) (tuberous sclerosis) 759.5
- Pringle's (tuberous sclerosis) 759.5
Epiloia 759.5
Neurinomatosis (M9560/1) - see also Neoplasm, connective tissue, uncertain behavior- centralis 759.5
Neurospongioblastosis diffusa 759.5
Nevus (M8720/0) - see also Neoplasm, skin, benign- multiplex 759.5
Pringle's disease (tuberous sclerosis) 759.5
Sclerosis, sclerotic- brain (general) (lobular) 341.9
- tuberous 759.5
- tuberous (brain) 759.5
Syndrome - see also Disease- Bourneville (-Pringle) (tuberous sclerosis) 759.5
Tuberous sclerosis (brain) 759.5
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