ICD-11 classes
20 Developmental anomalies
Structural developmental anomalies primarily affecting one...
Structural developmental anomalies of the nervous system
LA02 — Spina bifida
LA02.1 — Spina bifida aperta
ICD-11 LA02.1 — Spina bifida aperta
A condition caused by failure of the neural tube to correctly develop during the antenatal period. This condition is characterised by nerve damage originating from a known location in the spine, signified by the presence of a meningocele or myelomeningocele. This condition may present with physical or mental impairment.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Spina bifida #8683