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acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), or acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, is a rare autoimmune disease marked by a sudden, widespread attack of inflammation in the brain and spinal cord. As well as causing the brain and spinal cord to become inflamed, ADEM also attacks the nerves of the central nervous system and damages their myelin insulation, which, as a result, destroys the white matter...
Related Codes (3)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
G04.0Acute disseminated encephalitis and encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
Type 1 Excludes (2)
G04.00Acute disseminated encephalitis and encephalomyelitis, unspecified
G36.1Acute and subacute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis [Hurst]

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