F14.6: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine Amnesic syndrome

Cocaine has made your memory worse.

Cocaine is an agent obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. Cocaine is a drug and has a highly stimulating effect on the body.

Your memory has got worse because of your cocaine consumption. For example, you may no longer be able to remember things so easily. Sometimes you no longer know for sure when certain things have happened.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).

More articles

Illegal drugs and drug addiction

Many drugs have a brief positive effect on mood and feelings of well-being. However, regular use can have severe mental and physical consequences.