KB02

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Neonatal cerebral leukomalacia

Description

A paediatric condition characterised by the death of small areas of brain tissue creating "holes" in the brain of a newborn.

Coding note from above levels

Conditions arising in the perinatal period, even though death or morbidity occurs later, should, as far as possible, be coded to chapter 19, which takes precedence over chapters containing codes for diseases by their anatomical site. For children less than 28 days old, assume that a reported condition developed in the perinatal period, unless the duration is stated and the onset was after the first completed week of life.

Index terms

  • Neonatal cerebral leukomalacia
  • neonatal cerebral leucomalacia
  • neonatal periventricular leukomalacia

Excludes

  • 8B24 – Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy

Exclusions from above levels

  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases - acquired after birth
  • 02 – Neoplasms
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
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  • 08 – Certain congenital diseases of the nervous system
  • 20 – Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
  • 3A10 – Hereditary haemolytic anaemia
  • 4A01.03 – Transient hypogammaglobulinaemia of infancy
  • 9B71.3 – Retinopathy of prematurity
  • BC43 – congenital cardiomyopathy
  • DA93.0 – Paralytic ileus
  • EA50.Z – Pemphigus neonatorum
  • EH40.00 – Cradle cap
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/588616678 – Gastroenteritis or colitis of infectious origin
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/609214049 – Congenital gonococcal infection

Sibling codes

  • KB00 – Neonatal cerebral ischaemia
  • KB01 – Periventricular cysts of newborn
  • KB03 – Neonatal encephalopathy, not elsewhere classified
  • KB04 – Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy of newborn
  • KB05 – Neonatal hydrocephalus
  • KB06 – Neonatal seizures
  • KB07 – Compression of brain in neonate
  • KB08 – Disorders of muscle tone of newborn
  • KB0Y – Other specified neurological disorders specific to the perinatal or neonatal period
  • KB0Z – Neurological disorders specific to the perinatal or neonatal period, unspecified

Foundation entity

Neonatal cerebral leukomalacia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1260194971

Part of: 19: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period