G14: Postpolio syndrome
You are suffering from the long-term effects of polio.
Polio is a disease that is transmitted by viruses. With polio, one may no longer be able to move various muscles properly. Decades after polio, muscles can become sore and gradually weaken. These long-term effects can also affect muscles which were not initially palsied.
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
Source
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