F07.1 is the ICD-10 code for Postencephalitic syndrome. It is a four-character subcategory of F07 (Personality and behavioural disorders due to brain disease, damage and dysfunction), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block F00–F09 (Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders) in Chapter V, Mental and behavioural disorders.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- V · F00–F99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Definition
Residual nonspecific and variable behavioural change following recovery from either viral or bacterial encephalitis. The principal difference between this disorder and the organic personality disorders is that it is reversible.
What F07.1 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- organic personality disorder F07.0
F07.1 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
F07.1Postencefalittisk syndrom
DF071Postencefalitisk syndrom
F07.1Aivotulehduksen jälkeinen oireyhtymä
F07.1Postenzephalitisches Syndrom
F07.1Syndrome postencéphalitique
F07.1postencefalitisch syndroom
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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