F01.8: Other vascular dementia
You have a dementia disease. This is being caused by blood circulation disorders in your brain.
When nerve cells in the brain do not get enough blood, they die off. If the circulatory disorder occurs suddenly it is called a stroke. But some circulatory disorders are not noticed immediately. These circulatory disorders mainly affect the small blood vessels in the brain. With a circulatory disorder, a blood vessel may become blocked or narrower. But the blood vessel can also tear so that it bleeds into the tissue.
You have a dementia disease as a result of these circulatory disorders. With this dementia disease, one’s memory can gradually get worse. But one’s mood may change too. One may feel very depressed or confused. The disease often keeps people awake at night and tired during the day. The brain is also no longer able to carry out different tasks so well. One may have difficulties speaking, or in finding the right word for something.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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