Preferred Label : Acute nonparalytic poliomyelitis;
ICD-11 definition : This is an acute inflammation of the spinal cord's grey matter, although a severe
infection can extend into the brainstem and even higher structures, resulting in polioencephalitis,
producing apnea that requires mechanical assistance such as an iron lung.;
ICD-11 synonym : acute nonparalytic poliomyelitis, unspecified type poliovirus; abortive poliomyelitis; epidemic acute poliomyelitis specified as non paralytic; acute non-paralytic poliomyelitis; anterior acute poliomyelitis specified as nonparalytic; nonparalytic poliomyelitis NOS;
Origin ID : 1066160874;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
This is an acute inflammation of the spinal cord's grey matter, although a severe
infection can extend into the brainstem and even higher structures, resulting in polioencephalitis,
producing apnea that requires mechanical assistance such as an iron lung.
