SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 703543005: Infantile ascending hereditary spastic paralysis

703543005 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Infantile ascending hereditary spastic paralysis in structured clinical data. You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a disorder in the terminology hierarchy.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a disorder in the terminology hierarchy.

When is it used?

  • Used to represent a standardized clinical concept in health records, terminology services, and semantic mappings.
  • Often linked to diagnoses, findings, procedures, body structures, organisms, substances, or observable entities depending on the concept type.
  • Semantic tag: disorder

What it does not mean

  • A terminology concept label alone does not replace clinical interpretation, diagnosis context, or treatment advice.

Key facts

Semantic tagDisorder
Definition statusPrimitive
Definition patternSubclass
OWL axioms1
Defining attributes4
Role groups3
Module900000000000207008
Parents1

Defining attributes

Associated morphologyDegenerative abnormality(morphologic abnormality)
Finding siteSpinal cord structure(body structure)
Clinical courseProgressive(qualifier value)
Finding siteLower limb structure(body structure)

Where you may see this code

You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows.

Common synonyms

Infantile-onset ascending hereditary spastic paralysisIAHSP - infantile onset ascending hereditary spastic paralysis

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code703543005
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameInfantile ascending hereditary spastic paralysis
DescriptionInfantile ascending hereditary spastic paralysis (disorder)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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