ICD9Data.com   Free 2008 ICD-9-CM Database

2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs 320-389 > Other Disorders Of The Central Nervous System 340-349 > ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 343 Infantile cerebral palsy 343 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 343.0 Congenital diplegia 343.0 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 343.0 contains 8 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 343.1 Congenital hemiplegia 343.1 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 343.1 contains 5 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 343.2 Congenital quadriplegia 343.2 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 343.2 contains 4 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 343.3 Congenital monoplegia 343.3 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 343.3 contains 4 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 343.4 Infantile hemiplegia 343.4 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 343.4 contains 2 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 343.8 Other specified infantile cerebral palsy 343.8 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 343.8 contains 1 index entry ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 343.9 Infantile cerebral palsy unspecified A heterogeneous group of nonprogressive motor disorders caused by chronic brain injuries that originate in the prenatal period, perinatal period, or first few years of life. The four major subtypes are spastic, athetoid, ataxic, and mixed cerebral palsy, with spastic forms being the most common. The motor disorder may range from difficulties with fine motor control to severe spasticity (see MUSCLE SPASTICITY) in all limbs. Spastic diplegia (Little disease) is the most common subtype, and is characterized by spasticity that is more prominent in the legs than in the arms. Pathologically, this condition may be associated with LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR. (From Dev Med Child Neurol 1998 Aug;40(8):520-7) 343.9 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 343.9 contains 11 index entries