G80.2: Infantile spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy
Since your early childhood you have been unable to move your arm and leg properly on one side of your body. This is because you have brain damage.
Many nerves run from the spinal cord and brain to the organs, skin and muscles in the body. To be able to move muscles properly, they need to be controlled by the nerves from the brain.
Since your early childhood you have been unable to move your arm and leg properly on one side of your body. The muscles in your arms and legs cramp up, too. This can be painful.
These types of mobility problems are caused by brain damage. This can occur during pregnancy, during the birth, or in the days after the birth. The brain can get damaged by toxic substances or a lack of oxygen, for example. But there are other possible causes. In a case of brain damage, certain mental capabilities may sometimes not develop properly.
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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