2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Certain Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 760-779 > Other Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 764-779 > Other And Ill-Defined Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 779.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 779.7
Preventricular leukomalacia 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 779.7 can be accessed here. - Degeneration of white matter adjacent to the CEREBRAL VENTRICLES following cerebral hypoxia or BRAIN ISCHEMIA in neonates. The condition primarily affects white matter in the perfusion zone between superficial and deep branches of the MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY. Clinical manifestations include VISION DISORDERS; CEREBRAL PALSY; PARAPLEGIA; SEIZURES; and COGNITIVE DISORDERS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1021; Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch4, pp30-1)
- 779.7 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 779.7 contains 2 index entries
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 779.* hierarchy
Index entries containing 779.7:- Leukomalacia, periventricular
 779.7
Periventricular leukomalacia 779.7
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