Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to extracranial large artery atherosclerosis

Definition

Cerebral ischaemic stroke is characterized by the sudden onset of focal neurological deficits within a vascular territory stemming from underlying cerebrovascular pathology, namely atherosclerosis. Large artery atherosclerosis of the head and neck is responsible for approximately 15% of all ischemic strokes.

Coding note

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

Also indexed as

Nearby in Cerebral ischaemic stroke

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