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8D42 category

Neurological disorders due to overweight or obesity in adults or children

Definition

Neurological disorders that arise from the metabolic dysfunction, inflammation, and dyslipidemia caused by overweight (BMI > 25) or obese (BMI >30) status. Examples include mild cognitive impairment secondary to hippocampal alteration, hypothalamic dysfunction, autonomic dysfunction, peripheral polyneuropathy, and obstructive sleep apnea.

Also indexed as

Certain specified neurological disorders due to overweight or obesityMyopathy due to overweight or obesityNeurological disorders due to overweight or obesity in adults or childrenNeuropathy due to overweight or obesityPeripheral neuropathy due to overweight or obesityPseudotumour cerebri related to obesity

Nearby in Nutritional or toxic disorders of the nervous system