Cerebral ischemic stroke from dissection

Coding note

If an additional code is used for anatomy, the artery affected by the stroke should be selected.

Coding note from above levels

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 ischemic stroke from dissection

Exclusions from above levels

8B21.0 – Silent cerebral infarct
8B25.0 – sequelae of cerebral infarction
NA07 – Intracranial injury

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05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

8B11.40 – Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to global hypoperfusion with watershed infarct
8B11.41 – Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to other non-atherosclerotic arteriopathy
8B11.42 – Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to hypercoagulable state
8B11.43 – Cerebral ischaemic stroke in association with subarachnoid haemorrhage

Foundation entity

Cerebral ischemic stroke from dissection – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1860038542

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 8B11.4: Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to other known cause › 8B11: Cerebral ischaemic stroke › 08: Diseases of the nervous system