ICD-11 classes
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Structural developmental anomalies of the nervous system
LA01 — Cephalocele
ICD-11 LA01 — Cephalocele
A condition caused by failure of the skull to correctly close during the antenatal period. This condition is characterised by herniation of the meninges. This condition may present with herniation of brain, or developmental delay. Confirmation is through observation of herniated meninges by imaging.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: