I67.0: Dissection of cerebral arteries
There has been a tear in the vascular wall of an artery in your brain.
Various arteries carry the blood from the heart to the brain. The arteries have a vascular wall. This vascular wall consists of 3 layers. In your case, there has been a tear in the inner layer. As a result, blood has got in between the layers of the vascular wall. Sometimes not enough blood can then flow through the blood vessel. Because not enough blood can get to the brain, the brain can get damaged.
You can then have various problems. One may be in pain, for example. When the brain is damaged, one is sometimes no longer able to speak properly, for example.
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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