8B11.51
category
Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of intracranial large artery
Definition
This is a sudden loss of brain function due to a lack of adequate blood flow of the large intracranial 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 intracranial large arteryCerebral ischaemic stroke due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of MCA - [middle cerebral artery]Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of anterior cerebral arteryCerebral ischaemic stroke due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of basilar arteryCerebral ischaemic stroke due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of carotid siphonCerebral ischaemic stroke due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of intracranial large arteryCerebral ischaemic stroke due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of middle cerebral arteryCerebral ischaemic stroke due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of posterior cerebral arteryCerebral ischaemic stroke due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of vertebral arteryMCA - [middle cerebral artery] infarctionMCA - [middle cerebral artery] strokecerebral ischaemic stroke due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of large cerebral artery