ICD-11 classes
11 Diseases of the circulatory system
Cerebrovascular diseases
Cerebral ischaemia
8B11 — Cerebral ischaemic stroke
8B11.4 — Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to other known cause
8B11.40 — Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to global hypoperfusion with...
ICD-11 8B11.40 — Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to global hypoperfusion with watershed infarct
This is a sudden loss of brain function due to a lack of adequate blood flow. It occurs in association with a low state of blood flow to the brain. The «watershed» regions of the brain, regions that are supplied by the branching ends of two large arteries, are particularly sensitive to low oxygen supply when arteries do not maintain the appropriate tension.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: