Catalog

Cerebral atherosclerosis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Cerebral atherosclerosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1710003414

Thickening of the cerebral arteries caused by intimal damage associated with turbulent flow and vascular risk factors that leads to fibrosis of the intima/media and accumulation of atherosclerotic plaques within major cerebral vessels.