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In medicine, not otherwise specified (NOS) is a subcategory in systems of disease/disorder classification such as ICD-9, ICD-10, or DSM-IV.It is generally used to note the presence of an illness where the symptoms presented were sufficient to make a general diagnosis, but where a specific diagnosis was not made.
E804 Fall in, on, or from railway train; Excludes: Fall related to collision, derailment, or explosion of railway train (E800-E803) E805 Hit by rolling stock; Includes: Knocked down, run over, crushed; injured of killed by railway train or part of it Excludes: Pedestrian hit by object set in motion by railway train (E806.-)
Computed tomography (CT) has become the diagnostic modality of choice for head trauma due to its accuracy, reliability, safety, and wide availability. The changes in microcirculation, impaired auto-regulation, cerebral edema, and axonal injury start as soon as a head injury occurs and manifest as clinical, biochemical, and radiological changes ...
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Focal injuries typically have symptoms that are related to the damaged area of the brain. [3] Stroke can produce focal damage that is associated with signs and symptoms that correspond to the part of the brain that was damaged. [1] For example, if a speech center of the brain such as Broca's area is damaged, problems with speech are common.
This is a shortened version of the seventeenth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Digestive System. It covers ICD codes 800 to 999 . The full chapter can be found on pages 473 to 546 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.
Cerebral infarction, also known as an ischemic stroke, is the pathologic process that results in an area of necrotic tissue in the brain (cerebral infarct). [1] In mid to high income countries, a stroke is the main reason for disability among people and the 2nd cause of death. [2]
This is a shortened version of the sixth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs. It covers ICD codes 320 to 389 . The full chapter can be found on pages 215 to 258 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.