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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*This code is for the symptom of myoclonus -- for myoclonic seizures, instead use the appropriate seizure code. | *This code is for the symptom of myoclonus -- for myoclonic seizures, instead use the appropriate seizure code(s). | ||
**Myoclonus can have a number of causes, this code includes any cause, including drug-induced myoclonus | **Myoclonus can have a number of causes, this code includes any cause, including drug-induced myoclonus | ||
*Of course, if the cause is known, link that code to this one | *Of course, if the cause is known, link that code to this one | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myoclonus Myoclonus] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myoclonus Myoclonus] | ||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||
*[[Epilepsy, or seizure in patient with known epilepsy, any type incl myoclonic]] | *[[Epilepsy, or seizure in patient with known epilepsy, any type incl myoclonic]] | ||