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*http://www.encephalitis.info/information/types-of-encephalitis/types-of-infectious-encephalitis/
*http://www.encephalitis.info/information/types-of-encephalitis/types-of-infectious-encephalitis/
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalitis
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalitis
* in researching encephalitis, it does appear that bacterial meningitis like pneumococcal meningitis can lead to encephalitis (although it is very rare).  Our codes presently do not allow a bacterial pathogen for meningoencephalitis and we do not have a code for only encephalitis.  I put two websites above if anyone is interested.  Should we allow a pathogen option for meningoencephalitis in light of this?--[[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 14:23, 2015 September 23 (CDT)
**encephalitis is a DX code with the proper term being '''meningoencephalitis'''. But it is not meningitis.
**Encephalitis/meningoencephalitis is '''always viral''' or '''other atypical pathogen'''..but it is '''NOT bacterial or fungal.''' So the  pathogens we have listed are adequate.
**[[Meningitis]] however, can be bacterial, fungal or occasionally viral.
**'''gram pos/neg does NOT apply''' to meningoenchphalitis. If you think that this is the organism causing the problem, then the underlying condition is probably [[Meningitis]], not encephalitis. (ie:  the “meningo” part of “meningoencephalitis” is confusing).  Meningoencephalitis is not the same as “[[Meningitis]]”…that is a separate diagnosis.--Dr. Anand Kumar, 1330, 2016, February 29.


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Revision as of 09:50, 2018 May 7

ICD10 Diagnosis
Dx: Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, infectious NOS
ICD10 code: G05.2
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: Meningoencephalitis, Ventriculitis
Charlson/ALERT Scale: none
APACHE Como Component: none
APACHE Acute Component: 2019-0: Neuro NOS
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