ICD coding for epilepsy: Past, present, and future—A report by the International League Against Epilepsy Task Force on ICD codes in epilepsy

Summary The World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Diseases (ICD) has been used to classify causes of morbidity and mortality such as epilepsy for more than 50 years. The aims of this critical commentary are to do the following: (1) Introduce the ICD classification, summariz...

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Published in:Epilepsia (Copenhagen) Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 348 - 355
Main Authors: Jette, Nathalie, Beghi, Ettore, Hesdorffer, Dale, Moshé, Solomon L., Zuberi, Sameer M., Medina, Marco T., Bergen, Donna
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2015
Subjects:
Administrative data
Epilepsy - classification
Epilepsy - diagnosis
Female
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
ICD‐10
ICD‐11
International Agencies
International Classification of Diseases
International Classification of Diseases - history
International Classification of Diseases - standards
International Classification of Diseases - trends
Male
Morbidity
Societies, Medical - standards
Societies, Medical - trends
WHO
Administrative data
International Classification of Diseases
ICD-11
ICD-10
Morbidity
WHO
ISSN:0013-9580, 1528-1167, 1528-1167
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Summary:Summary The World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Diseases (ICD) has been used to classify causes of morbidity and mortality such as epilepsy for more than 50 years. The aims of this critical commentary are to do the following: (1) Introduce the ICD classification, summarize the ICD‐9 and ICD‐10 codes for epilepsy and seizures, and discuss the challenges of mapping epilepsy codes between these two versions; (2) discuss how the ICD‐9 and ICD‐10 relate to the revised International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) terminology and concepts for classification of seizures and epilepsies; (3) discuss how ICD‐coded data have been used for epilepsy care and research and briefly examine the potential impact of the international ICD‐10 clinical modifications on research; (4) discuss the upcoming ICD‐11 codes and the role of the epilepsy community in their development; and (5) discuss how the ICD‐11 will conform more closely to the current ILAE terminology and classification of the epilepsies and seizures and its potential impact on clinical care, surveillance, and public health and research.
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ISSN:0013-9580
1528-1167
1528-1167
DOI:10.1111/epi.12895