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ICD-10 code G40

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TABULAR LIST of DISEASES and INJURIES
- G00-G99
Diseases of the nervous system
- G40-G47
Episodic and paroxysmal disorders

G40

Epilepsy and recurrent seizures

ICD-10 code G40 for Epilepsy and recurrent seizures

Note: the following terms are to be considered equivalent to intractable: pharmacoresistant (pharmacologically
resistant), treatment resistant, refractory (medically) and poorly controlled
Excludes1: conversion disorder with seizures (F44.5)
convulsions NOS (R56.9)
hippocampal sclerosis (G93.81)
mesial temporal sclerosis (G93.81)
post traumatic seizures (R56.1)
seizure (convulsive) NOS (R56.9)
seizure of newborn (P90)
temporal sclerosis (G93.81)
Todd's paralysis (G83.8)
G40.0
Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset
G40.1
Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures
G40.2
Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures
G40.3
Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
G40.A
Absence epileptic syndrome
G40.B
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy [impulsive petit mal]
G40.4
Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
G40.5
Epileptic seizures related to external causes
G40.8
Other epilepsy and recurrent seizures
G40.9
Epilepsy, unspecified
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ICD-10 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision
ICD-10

ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO).

It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases.

ATC

The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System is used for the classification of active ingredients of drugs according to the organ or system on which they act and their therapeutic, pharmacological and chemical properties.

It is controlled by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology (WHOCC).

DDD

The defined daily dose (DDD) is a statistical measure of drug consumption, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO).

It is used to standardize the comparison of drug usage between different drugs or between different health care environments.

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