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8B11.50 category

Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of extracranial large artery

Definition

This is a sudden loss of brain function due to a lack of adequate blood flow of the large extracranial arteries.

Coding note

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

Exclusions

Also indexed as

Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to thrombus of extracranial large arteryCerebral ischaemic stroke due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of extracranial large arteryStroke due to occlusion or stenosis of common carotid arteryStroke due to occlusion or stenosis of internal carotid artery

Nearby in Cerebral ischaemic stroke of unknown cause