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Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) or laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) is the retrograde flow of gastric contents into the larynx, oropharynx and/or the nasopharynx. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] LPR causes respiratory symptoms such as cough and wheezing [ 6 ] and is often associated with head and neck complaints such as dysphonia , globus pharyngis , and ...
Sarcopenia ( ICD-10 code M62.84) is a type of muscle loss that occurs with aging and/or immobility. It is characterized by the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass, quality, and strength. The rate of muscle loss is dependent on exercise level, co-morbidities, nutrition and other factors. The muscle loss is related to changes in muscle ...
About half of people with adult polyglucosan body disease experience dementia. Most people with the condition first complain of bladder issues. People with adult polyglucosan body disease typically first experience signs and symptoms related to the condition between ages 30 and 60.
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a type of dementia, a group of diseases involving progressive neurodegeneration of the central nervous system. [11] It is one of the two Lewy body dementias, along with Parkinson's disease dementia. [12] Dementia with Lewy bodies can be classified in other ways.
Between 5% and 25% of diagnosed dementias in older adults are due to one of the Lewy body dementias. [13] [a] As of 2014, the Lewy body dementias affect about 1.3 million people in the US and 140,000 in the UK. [6] LBD usually develops after the age of 50. [7] Men are more likely to be diagnosed than women. [7]
The diagnosis component of ICD-9-CM is completely consistent with ICD-9 codes, and remains the data standard for reporting morbidity. National adaptations of the ICD-10 progressed to incorporate both clinical code (ICD-10-CM) and procedure code (ICD-10-PCS) with the revisions completed in 2003.
Early-onset Alzheimer's disease ( EOAD ), also called younger-onset Alzheimer's disease ( YOAD ), [1] is Alzheimer's disease diagnosed before the age of 65. [2] It is an uncommon form of Alzheimer's, accounting for only 5–10% of all Alzheimer's cases. About 60% have a positive family history of Alzheimer's and 13% of them are inherited in an ...
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [ 1] Work on ICD-10 began in 1983, [ 2 ...