ICD-11 classes
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Injuries of the nervous system
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: