Status epilepticus

Description

Status epilepticus is defined as 5 min or more of (i) continuous clinical and/or electrographic seizure activity or (ii) recurrent seizure activity without recovery (returning to baseline) between seizures.

Coding note from above levels

Use additional code, if desired, to identify the type of seizure.

Exclusions from above levels

MG45 – Syncope
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Child codes

8A66.0 – Convulsive status epilepticus
8A66.1 – Non-convulsive status epilepticus
8A66.Y – Other specified status epilepticus
8A66.Z – Status epilepticus, unspecified

Sibling codes

8A60 – Epilepsy due to structural or metabolic conditions or diseases
8A61 – Genetic or presumed genetic syndromes primarily expressed as epilepsy
8A62 – Epileptic encephalopathies
8A63 – Seizure due to acute causes
8A64 – Single seizure due to remote causes
8A65 – Single unprovoked seizure
8A67 – Acute repetitive seizures
8A68 – Types of seizures
8A6Y – Other specified epilepsy or seizures
8A6Z – Epilepsy or seizures, unspecified

Foundation entity

Status epilepticus – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/906174792

Part of: 08: Diseases of the nervous system