ICD-11 classes
11 Diseases of the circulatory system
Cerebrovascular diseases
8B21 — Cerebrovascular disease with no acute cerebral symptom
ICD-11 8B21 — Cerebrovascular disease with no acute cerebral symptom
Silent” cerebral infarct is defined as an infarct demonstrated on neuroimaging or at autopsy that has not caused acute dysfunction of the brain (I e does not qualify for diagnoses of TIA or cerebral ischemic stroke). The term “silent” denotes lack of acute symptoms.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 5 items.
- Transient ischaemic attack (8B10)
- Cerebral ischaemic stroke (8B11)
- Intracerebral haemorrhage (8B00)
- Subarachnoid haemorrhage (8B01)
- Stroke not known if ischaemic or haemorrhagic (8B20)
Diagnosis with code 8B21 contains 4 clarifying diagnoses:
- 8B21.0 — Silent cerebral infarct
- 8B21.1 — Silent cerebral microbleed
- 8B21.Y — Other specified cerebrovascular disease with no acute cerebral symptom
- 8B21.Z — Cerebrovascular disease with no acute cerebral symptom, unspecified
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: