ICD-11 classes
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Injuries of the nervous system
Injuries to the head
NA07 — Intracranial injury
NA07.3 — Diffuse brain injury
NA07.32 — Diffuse injury of brainstem
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: