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myelitis

Medical Definition

Inflammation of the spinal cord. [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199]

Wikipedia Summary

Myelitis is inflammation of the spinal cord which can disrupt the normal responses from the brain to the rest of the body, and from the rest of the body to the brain. Inflammation in the spinal cord can cause the myelin and axon to be damaged resulting in symptoms such as paralysis and sensory loss...
Related Codes (13)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
B00.82Herpes simplex myelitis
B01.1Varicella encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis
B01.12Varicella myelitis
B02.24Postherpetic myelitis
G04Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis
Type 1 Excludes (1)Type 2 Excludes (7)
G04.02Postimmunization acute disseminated encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis
Additional Codes (1)
G04.8Other encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis
G04.82Acute flaccid myelitis
Type 1 Excludes (1)
G04.89Other myelitis
G04.9Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis, unspecified

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