Case definition for speech and language disorders in adults older than 55 y
| TEXT TERMS AND PHRASES | ICD-9 CODES |
|---|---|
| Aphasia | 784.3; 315.31; 438.11 |
| • aphasia; broca; wernicke; “transcortical” | |
| “motor”; “transcortical” “sensory”; dysphasia | |
| Dysarthria | 784.5 |
| • dysarthria; “slurred speech”; “slurr* speech” | |
| Apraxia | 438.81 |
| • apraxia | |
| Stutter and stammer | 307 |
| • “stutter”; “stammer” | |
| Undefined speech disorders | 438.1*; V40.1 |
| • “speech” “disturb*”; “speech” “problem”; “speech” “disorder*”; “language” “disorder”; “communication” “disorder”; “nonfluent” “speech”; “speech” “deficit”; “speech” “difficult*”; “speech” “challenge*”; “speech – disturb”; “speech” “disabilit*”; “language” “disabilit*”; “speech” “issue*”; “expressive” “language” “disorder” |
↵* Refers to terms for which all related forms of the word were searched for and included by the algorithm (eg, “disorder*” would include “disorder” or “disorders”).