P52.9: Intracranial (nontraumatic) haemorrhage of fetus and newborn, unspecified
A bleed occurred in the child’s brain in the time around the birth.
The brain is made up of several areas. For example, the cerebrum is used to think and plan actions. In the cerebellum, movements are initialized and coordinated. The brain stem is responsible for various unconscious tasks such as breathing. The brain stem passes into the spinal cord.
Depending on where the bleed is in the brain tissue, the child may have a variety of indications. When the bleed is small, it may be that no external indications are noticed.
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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