2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs 320-389 > Disorders Of The Peripheral Nervous System 350-359 > Muscular Dystrophies And Other Myopathies 359.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 359.0
Congenital hereditary muscular dystrophy 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 359.0 can be accessed here. - A group of inherited congenital myopathic conditions characterized clinically by weakness, hypotonia, and prominent hypoplasia of proximal muscles including the face. Muscle biopsy reveals large numbers of rod-shaped structures beneath the muscle fiber plasma membrane. This disorder is genetically heterogeneous and may occasionally present in adults. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1453)
- An inherited congenital myopathic condition characterized by weakness and hypotonia in infancy and delayed motor development. Muscle biopsy reveals a condensation of myofibrils and myofibrillar material in the central portion of each muscle fiber. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1452)
- 359.0 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 359.0 contains 11 index entries
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 359.* hierarchy
359.0 also known as:- Benign congenital myopathy
- Central core disease
- Centronuclear myopathy
- Myotubular myopathy
- Nemaline body disease
359.0 excludes: - arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (754.89)
Index entries containing 359.0:- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- central core
 359.0
- nemaline body 359.0
Dystrophy, dystrophia 783.9- muscular 359.1
- congenital (hereditary) 359.0
Hypotonia, hypotonicity, hypotony 781.3- infantile muscular (benign) 359.0
Myopathy 359.9- benign, congenital 359.0
- central core 359.0
- centronuclear 359.0
- congenital (benign) 359.0
- myotubular 359.0
- nemaline 359.0
- rod body 359.0
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