2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 001-139 > Poliomyelitis And Other Non-Arthropod-Borne Viral Diseases Of Central Nervous System 045-049 > Slow Virus Infection Of Central Nervous System 046.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 046.0
Kuru 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 046.0 can be accessed here. - A prion disease found exclusively among the Fore linguistic group natives of the highlands of NEW GUINEA. The illness is primarily restricted to adult females and children of both sexes. It is marked by the subacute onset of tremor and ataxia followed by motor weakness and incontinence. Death occurs within 3-6 months of disease onset. The condition is associated with ritual cannibalism, and has become rare since this practice has been discontinued. Pathologic features include a noninflammatory loss of neurons that is most prominent in the cerebellum, glial proliferation, and amyloid plaques. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p773)
- 046.0 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 046.0 contains 2 index entries
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Index entries containing 046.0:- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
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Kuru 046.0
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