ICD-11 classes
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Disorders of cerebrospinal fluid pressure or flow
8D68 — Porencephalic cyst

ICD-11 8D68 — Porencephalic cyst

Cavity within the cerebral hemisphere that communicates directly with the ventricular system. Ischemic necrosis in utero or later in life can cause the adjacent ventricular region to expand into the stroke cavity forming, forming a cyst.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.