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== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==
*This code is for NONTRAUMATIC cord compression.  For traumatic spinal cord injuries use the appropriate of the following:  
*This code is for NONTRAUMATIC cord compression.   
'''Includes'''
*central cord syndrome, code cause if know eg [[Spinal stenosis]]
 
 
'''Excludes'''
*For traumatic spinal cord injuries use the appropriate of the following:  
**[[Spinal cord, cervical (C-spine), injury/trauma]]
**[[Spinal cord, cervical (C-spine), injury/trauma]]
**[[Spinal cord, lumbar (L-spine), injury/trauma]]
**[[Spinal cord, lumbar (L-spine), injury/trauma]]