ICD-11 classes
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Structural developmental anomalies of the nervous system
LA00 — Anencephaly or similar anomalies
LA00.0 — Anencephaly
LA00.00 — Craniorachischisis
ICD-11 LA00.00 — Craniorachischisis
A condition caused by failure of the neural tube to close completely during the antenatal period. This condition is characterised by complete absence of the skull, extensive defects in the vertebrae and skin, and absence of the brain.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Anencephaly #22219