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Dont Forget Aphasia Diagnosis

Published on Tue Apr 01, 2003

Question: Which ICD9 Code should I use for Landau-Kleffner syndrome? Vermont Subscriber Answer: Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS), also called acquired epileptiform aphasia, is a rare childhood neurological disorder characterized by the sudden or gradual development of aphasia (loss of language) and an abnormal electro-encephalogram (EEG). Because no ICD-9 code describes the specific syndrome, you should use the general aphasia diagnosis of 784.3 (Symptoms involving head and neck; aphasia).  
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