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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*Mononeuropathy is damage that occurs to a single nerve. This damage can cause an individual pain, loss of movement, and or numbness. | *Mononeuropathy is damage that occurs to a single nerve. This damage can cause an individual pain, loss of movement, and or numbness. | ||
*Mononeuropathy occurs when covering of the nerve (the myelin sheath) or part of the nerve cell is damaged. The damage prevents nerves from spreading signals. | *Mononeuropathy occurs when covering of the nerve (the myelin sheath) or part of the nerve cell is damaged. The damage prevents nerves from spreading signals. | ||
'''Examples include''' | |||
* Neuropathy (nerve damage), radial nerve | |||
* Radial nerve entrapment | |||
* Radial nerve lesion | |||
* Radial nerve palsy | |||
* Radial tunnel syndrome (supinator syndrome) | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||
*[[Sciatica]] | *[[Sciatica]] | ||