A81.81 Kuru

• A81.81
  Description: Kuru
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• A81.8
  Description: Other atypical virus infections of central nervous system
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• A81
  Description: Atypical virus infections of central nervous system
  Use Additional Code:
  • code, if applicable, to identify:
  • dementia with anxiety (F02.84, F02.A4, F02.B4, F02.C4)
  • dementia with behavioral disturbance (F02.81-, F02.A1-, F02.B1-, F02.C1-)
  • dementia with mood disturbance (F02.83, F02.A3, F02.B3, F02.C3)
  • dementia with psychotic disturbance (F02.82, F02.A2, F02.B2, F02.C2)
  • dementia without behavioral disturbance (F02.80, F02.A0, F02.B0, F02.C0)
  • mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)
  Include:
  • diseases of the central nervous system caused by prions
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• A80-A89
  Description: Viral and prion infections of the central nervous system (A80-A89)
  Exclude1:
  • postpolio syndrome (G14)
  • sequelae of poliomyelitis (B91)
  • sequelae of viral encephalitis (B94.1)
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• A00-B99
  Description: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  Exclude1:
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
  Exclude2:
  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
  Use Additional Code:
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
  Include:
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible