ICD-11 classes
19 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Birth injury
KA40 — Birth injury to central nervous system
KA40.3 — Birth injury to brainstem
ICD-11 KA40.3 — Birth injury to brainstem
Injury to the brain stem occurring during delivery due to excessive longitudinal traction especially when this traction is combined with flexion and torsion of the spine during delivery.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 1 item.
- Fracture, dislocation or subluxation of spine due to birth injury (KA45.4)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Diffuse injury of brainstem #8172
- Diffuse injury of brainstem #8347
- Diffuse injury of brainstem #25627