G53 Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

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underlying disease, such as:
neoplasm (C00-D49)

Type 1 Excludes

multiple cranial nerve palsy in sarcoidosis (D86.82)
multiple cranial nerve palsy in syphilis (A52.15)
postherpetic geniculate ganglionitis (B02.21)
postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia (B02.22)

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G00-G99 Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
G50-G59 Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders (G50-G59)
G53 Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
Type 1 Excludes
multiple cranial nerve palsy in sarcoidosis (D86.82)
multiple cranial nerve palsy in syphilis (A52.15)
postherpetic geniculate ganglionitis (B02.21)
postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia (B02.22)

Code First
underlying disease, such as:
neoplasm (C00-D49)