Chapter VI
Diseases of the nervous system
(G00-G99)

Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system
(G35-G37)

G35 Multiple sclerosis

Incl.:
Multiple sclerosis (of):
  • NOS
  • brain stem
  • cord
  • disseminated
  • generalized

G36 Other acute disseminated demyelination

Excl.:
postinfectious encephalitis and encephalomyelitis NOS ( G04.8)
G36.0 Neuromyelitis optica [Devic]
Incl.:
Demyelination in optic neuritis
Excl.:
optic neuritis NOS ( H46)
G36.1 Acute and subacute haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis [Hurst]
G36.8 Other specified acute disseminated demyelination
G36.9 Acute disseminated demyelination, unspecified

G37 Other demyelinating diseases of central nervous system

G37.0 Diffuse sclerosis
Incl.:
Periaxial encephalitis
Schilder disease
Excl.:
adrenoleukodystrophy [Addison-Schilder] ( E71.3)
G37.1 Central demyelination of corpus callosum
G37.2 Central pontine myelinolysis
G37.3 Acute transverse myelitis in demyelinating disease of central nervous system
Incl.:
Acute transverse myelitis NOS
Excl.:
multiple sclerosis ( G35)
neuromyelitis optica [Devic] ( G36.0)
G37.4 Subacute necrotizing myelitis
G37.5 Concentric sclerosis [Baló]
G37.8 Other specified demyelinating diseases of central nervous system
G37.9 Demyelinating disease of central nervous system, unspecified