ICD-11 classes
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Injuries of the nervous system
Injuries to the neck
Injury of nerves or spinal cord at neck level
Injury of nerves at neck level
NA41 — Injury of brachial plexus
KA44.1 — Brachial plexus palsy in newborn
ICD-11 KA44.1 — Brachial plexus palsy in newborn
Brachial plexus birth palsy occurs when the brachial plexus are damaged during birth. It occurs most typically during a difficult delivery.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
Diagnosis with code KA44.1 contains 3 clarifying diagnoses:
- KA44.10 — Erb paralysis
- KA44.11 — Klumpke paralysis
- KA44.1Z — Brachial plexus palsy in newborn, unspecified
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: