Hemiplegia

Definition

This is a severe or complete loss of motor function on one side of the body.

Exclusions

• congenital cerebral palsy
• spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy (8D20.0)

4 subordinate codes

• MB53.0Alternating hemiplegia
• MB53.1Flaccid hemiplegia
• MB53.2Spastic hemiplegia
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Paralytic symptoms

• MB50Tetraplegia
• MB51Diplegia of upper extremities
• MB52Diplegia of lower extremities
• MB54Monoplegia of upper extremity
• MB55Monoplegia of lower extremity
• MB56Paraplegia
• MB57Functional level of injury of spinal cord
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system