Secondary Chorea

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

Chorea consists of irregular, non-repetitive, brief, jerky, flowing movements that move randomly from one part of the body to another. Chorea can be seen in a variety of metabolic, immunological and other disorders and is termed secondary chorea.

exclusions

• Benign hereditary chorea  (8A01.0)

sections/codes in this section (8A01.1-8A01.1)

• Huntington disease  (8A01.10)
• Chorea due to Huntington disease-like conditions  (8A01.11)
• Chorea due to Dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy  (8A01.12)
• Chorea due to Wilson disease  (8A01.13)
• Chorea due to infectious or para-infectious causes  (8A01.14)
• Chorea due to systemic lupus erythematosus  (8A01.15)
• Drug-induced chorea  (8A01.16)
• Other specified secondary chorea  (8A01.1Y)
• Secondary chorea, unspecified  (8A01.1Z)

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