Chapter VI
Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis - G04

Includes:

• acute ascending myelitis
• meningoencephalitis
• meningomyelitis

Excludes:

• benign myalgic encephalomyelitis ( G93.3 )
• encephalopathy:
  
• NOS ( G93.4 )
  
• alcoholic ( G31.2 )
  
• toxic ( G92 )
  
• multiple sclerosis ( G35 )
• myelitis:
  
• acute transverse ( G37.3 )
  
• subacute necrotizing ( G37.4 )
  

G04.0

Acute disseminated encephalitis

postimmunization:
Encephalitis
Encephalomyelitis

Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX), if desired, to identify vaccine.

G04.1

Tropical spastic paraplegia

G04.2

Bacterial meningoencephalitis and meningomyelitis, not elsewhere classified

G04.8

Other encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis

Postinfectious encephalitis and encephalomyelitis NOS

G04.9

Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis, unspecified

Ventriculitis (cerebral) NOS
Related drugs:

• Cridanimod
• Interferon Alfa-2b
• Tolperisone

The information was verified by Dr. Rachana Salvi, MD Pharmacology