R56.0: Febrile convulsions
A febrile seizure took place.
When someone has fever, they can have a febrile seizure. Febrile seizures mainly occur in children between 6 months and 5 years old. With a febrile seizure, muscles in the body contract involuntarily. During this time the person is not properly conscious. The person may also be very pale or their lips might turn blue.
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
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