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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 291.1

Alcohol-induced persisting amnestic disorder

 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 291.1 can be accessed here.

  • A mental disorder associated with chronic ethanol abuse (ALCOHOLISM) and nutritional deficiencies characterized by short term memory loss, confabulations, and disturbances of attention. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1139)
  • An acquired cognitive disorder characterized by inattentiveness and the inability to form short term memories. This disorder is frequently associated with chronic ALCOHOLISM; but it may also result from dietary deficiencies; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; NEOPLASMS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPSY; and other conditions. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1139)
  • 291.1 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 291.1 contains 31 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 291.* hierarchy

291.1 also known as:

  • Alcoholic polyneuritic psychosis
  • Korsakoff's psychosis, alcoholic
  • Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (alcoholic)


Index entries containing 291.1:

Alcohol, alcoholic
  • amnestic disorder, persisting 291.1
  • delirium 291.0
    • chronic 291.1
  • induced
    • persisting
      • amnestic disorder 291.1
  • Korsakoff's, Korsakov's, Korsakow's 291.1
  • psychosis (see also Psychosis, alcoholic) 291.9
    • Korsakoff's, Korsakov's, Korsakow's 291.1
    • polyneuritic 291.1
Alcoholism 303.9
  • Korsakoff's, Korsakov's, Korsakow's 291.1
Amentia (see also Retardation, mental) 319
  • Meynert's (nonalcoholic) 294.0
    • alcoholic 291.1
Amnestic (confabulatory) syndrome 294.0
  • alcohol-induced persisting 291.1
Delirium, delirious 780.09
  • alcoholic 291.0
    • chronic 291.1
  • withdrawal
    • alcoholic (acute) 291.0
      • chronic 291.1
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • Korsakoff's (nonalcoholic) 294.0
    • alcoholic 291.1
Disorder - see also Disease
  • amnestic (see also Amnestic syndrome) 294.8
    • alcohol-induced peristing 291.1
Korsakoff (-Wernicke) disease, psychosis, or syndrome (nonalcoholic) 294.0
  • alcoholic 291.1
Meynert's amentia (nonalcoholic) 294.0
  • alcoholic 291.1
Neuritis (see also Neuralgia) 729.2
  • alcoholic 357.5
    • with psychosis 291.1
Neuropathy, neuropathic (see also Disorder, nerve) 355.9
  • alcoholic 357.5
    • with psychosis 291.1
Polyneuritis, polyneuritic (see also Polyneuropathy) 356.9
  • alcoholic 357.5
    • with psychosis 291.1
Psychosis 298.9
  • alcoholic 291.9
    • with
      • persisting amnesia 291.1
    • amnestic confabulatory 291.1
    • Korsakoff's, Korsakov's, Korsakow's 291.1
    • polyneuritic 291.1
  • Korsakoff's, Korakov's, Korsakow's (nonalcoholic) 294.0
    • alcoholic 291.1
  • polyneuritic, alcoholic 291.1
Syndrome - see also Disease
  • amnestic (confabulatory) 294.0
    • alcohol-induced persisting 291.1
  • Korsakoff's (nonalcoholic) 294.0
    • alcoholic 291.1
  • Korsakoff (-Wernicke) (nonalcoholic) 294.0
    • alcoholic 291.1
  • Wernicke-Korsakoff (nonalcoholic) 294.0
    • alcoholic 291.1
Toxemica cerebropathia psychica (nonalcoholic) 294.0
  • alcoholic 291.1
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome or psychosis (nonalcoholic) 294.0
  • alcoholic 291.1
Withdrawal symptoms, syndrome