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S06.1: Traumatic cerebral oedema

You have hurt your brain as a result of a head injury. As a result, your brain has swollen up.

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. The brain is surrounded and protected by skull bone.

You have injured your head. The brain may be damaged as a result. If someone falls heavily on their head, for example, their brain can bang into the wall of their skull.

When the brain is damaged, it can swell up. This has happened in your case. The brain does not have a lot of room inside the skull. When the brain swells up, it can suffer further damage.

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).