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Cerebrovascular disease with no acute cerebral symptom

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

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.

exclusions

• Transient ischaemic attack  (8B10)
• Cerebral ischaemic stroke  (8B11)
• Intracerebral haemorrhage  (8B00)
• Subarachnoid haemorrhage  (8B01)
• Stroke not known if ischaemic or haemorrhagic  (8B20)

sections/codes in this section (8B21-8B21)

• Silent cerebral infarct  (8B21.0)
• Silent cerebral microbleed  (8B21.1)
• Other specified cerebrovascular disease with no acute cerebral symptom  (8B21.Y)
• Cerebrovascular disease with no acute cerebral symptom, unspecified  (8B21.Z)

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