8B11.3

Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to small artery occlusion

Acidente vascular cerebral devido a oclusão de pequenas artérias

Category

Definition

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

Coding Note

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

Index Terms

Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to small artery occlusioncerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion of small cerebral arterylacunar strokeLacunar infarction