Intracranial laceration or haemorrhage due to birth injury

Definition

A group of conditions characterised as a traumatic brain injury occurring when the tissue of the brain is mechanically cut or torn and bleeds in a newly delivered child due to physical pressure or injury during delivery.

Exclusions

• Intracranial nontraumatic haemorrhage of fetus or newborn (KA82)
• intracranial haemorrhage of fetus or newborn: due to anoxia, hypoxia, or ischaemia (KA82)

11 subordinate codes

• KA40.00Subdural haemorrhage due to birth injury
• KA40.01Cerebral haemorrhage due to birth injury
• KA40.02Cerebellar haemorrhage due to birth injury
• KA40.03Intraventricular haemorrhage due to birth injury
• KA40.04Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to birth injury
• KA40.05Tentorial tear due to birth injury
• KA40.06Cerebellar contusion due to birth injury
• KA40.07Cerebral contusion due to birth injury
• KA40.08Extradural or epidural haemorrhage due to birth injury
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Birth injury to central nervous system

• KA40.1Cerebral oedema due to birth injury
• KA40.2Birth injury to spine or spinal cord
• KA40.3Birth injury to brainstem
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified