2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs 320-389 > Hereditary And Degenerative Diseases Of The Central Nervous System 330-337 > Other Cerebral Degenerations 331.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 331.82
Dementia with lewy bodies 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 331.82 can be accessed here. - A neurodegenerative disease characterized by dementia, mild parkinsonism, and fluctuations in attention and alertness. The neuropsychiatric manifestations tend to precede the onset of bradykinesia, MUSCLE RIGIDITY, and other extrapyramidal signs. DELUSIONS and visual HALLUCINATIONS are relatively frequent in this condition. Histologic examination reveals LEWY BODIES in the CEREBRAL CORTEX and BRAIN STEM. SENILE PLAQUES and other pathologic features characteristic of ALZHEIMER DISEASE may also be present. (From Neurology 1997;48:376-380; Neurology 1996;47:1113-1124)
- 331.82 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 331.82 contains 4 index entries
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331.82 also known as:- Dementia with Parkinsonism
- Lewy body dementia
- Lewy body disease
Index entries containing 331.82:- Dementia 294.8
- Lewy body
 331.82- with behavioral disturbance 331.82 [294.11]
- without behavioral disturbance 331.82 [294.10]
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome- Lewy body 331.82
- with dementia
- with behavioral disturbance 331.82 [294.11]
- without behavioral disturbance 331.82 [294.10]
Lewy body dementia 331.82
Lewy body disease 331.82
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