Cerebral ischaemic stroke

Description

Acute focal neurological dysfunction caused by focal infarction at single or multiple sites of the brain. Evidence of acute infarction may come either from a) symptom duration lasting more than 24 hours, or b) neuroimaging or other technique in the clinically relevant area of the brain. The term does not include infarction of the retina.

Coding note

When the cause of ischaemic stroke is known, code to the cause. When the cause of ischaemic stroke is not known, code to 8B11.5-. When the cause of stroke is not known, code to 8B20 Stroke not known if ischaemic or haemorrhagic.

Index terms

Cerebral ischaemic stroke

Excludes

8B21.0 – Silent cerebral infarct
8B25.0 – sequelae of cerebral infarction

Exclusions from above levels

NA07 – Intracranial injury
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Child codes

8B11.0 – Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to extracranial large artery atherosclerosis
8B11.1 – Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to intracranial large artery atherosclerosis
8B11.2 – Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to embolic occlusion
8B11.3 – Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to small artery occlusion
8B11.4 – Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to other known cause
8B11.5 – Cerebral ischaemic stroke of unknown cause

Sibling codes

8B10 – Transient ischaemic attack
8B1Y – Other specified cerebral ischaemia
8B1Z – Cerebral ischaemia, unspecified

Foundation entity

Cerebral ischaemic stroke – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/636274910

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 08: Diseases of the nervous system