ICD-11 classes
20 Developmental anomalies
Structural developmental anomalies primarily affecting one...
Structural developmental anomalies of the nervous system
LA00 — Anencephaly or similar anomalies
LA00.1 — Iniencephaly
ICD-11 LA00.1 — Iniencephaly
Iniencephaly is a rare form of neural tube defect in which a malformation of the cervico-occipital junction is associated with a malformation of the central nervous system. The cardinal features are occipital bone defect, partial or total absence of cervicothoracic vertebrae, fetal retroflexion of the head and characteristic absence of the neck. It is associated with malformations of the central nervous (spina bifida and/or anencephaly), gastrointestinal (omphalocele) and cardiovascular systems.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: