Abnormalities of gait and mobility (R26)
Clinical Information
Asthenia - Clinical sign or symptom manifested as debility, or lack or loss of strength and energy.
Gait Apraxia - Impaired ambulation not attributed to sensory impairment or motor weakness. FRONTAL LOBE disorders; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES (e.g., PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS); DEMENTIA, MULTI-INFARCT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; and other conditions may be associated with gait apraxia.
Neurocirculatory Asthenia - A clinical syndrome characterized by palpitation, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, labored breathing, subjective complaints of effort and discomfort, all following slight PHYSICAL EXERTION. Other symptoms may be DIZZINESS, tremulousness, SWEATING, and INSOMNIA. Neurocirculatory asthenia is most typically seen as a form of anxiety disorder.
Instructional Notations
Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
- ataxia NOS R27.0
- hereditary ataxia G11
- locomotor syphilitic ataxia A52.11
- immobility syndrome paraplegic M62.3
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25-R29)
R26 Abnormalities of gait and mobility
- R26.0 Ataxic gait
- R26.1 Paralytic gait
- R26.2 Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified
R26.8 Other abnormalities of gait and mobility
- R26.81 Unsteadiness on feet
- R26.89 Other abnormalities of gait and mobility
- R26.9 Unspecified abnormalities of gait and mobility
Abnormalities of gait and mobility (R26)