ICD-11 code : 8A42;
Preferred Label : Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis;
ICD-11 definition : Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a demyelinating disorder of the central nervous
system. It usually develops after acute viral or bacterial infection or vaccination,
with a sudden onset of irritability and lethargy after a prodromal period of 1-4 weeks.
Major symptoms include fever, headache, drowsiness, changes in mental status, seizures
and coma. Weakness, vomiting, weight loss, stiff neck, ataxia, bilateral optic neuritis
and delirium are common. Peripheral nervous system involvement (paralysis of a single
limb or hemiplegia) may occur.;
ICD-11 synonym : ADEM - [acute disseminated encephalomyelitis];
ICD-11 acronym : ADEM;
ICD-11 "other" category code : 8A42.Y;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : 8A42.Z;
Origin ID : 1390433308;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a demyelinating disorder of the central nervous
system. It usually develops after acute viral or bacterial infection or vaccination,
with a sudden onset of irritability and lethargy after a prodromal period of 1-4 weeks.
Major symptoms include fever, headache, drowsiness, changes in mental status, seizures
and coma. Weakness, vomiting, weight loss, stiff neck, ataxia, bilateral optic neuritis
and delirium are common. Peripheral nervous system involvement (paralysis of a single
limb or hemiplegia) may occur.
