ICD-11 code : 8B24;
Preferred Label : Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy;
ICD-11 definition : Brain damage due to hypoxia-ischemia: Previous term Anoxic brain damage has been changed.
The new term is now widely accepted, and better describes the pathophysiology, i.e.,
the combination of complete and incomplete transitory global cerebral ischemia together
with a combination of anoxia and hypoxia. In a surviving patient, pure anoxic encephalopathy
is very uncommon.;
ICD-11 synonym : anoxic brain damage NEC; hypoxic ischaemic brain injury;
ICD-11 inclusion : hypoxic encephalopathy; cerebral hypoxia; hypoxic brain injury; anoxic brain damage; anoxia of brain; cerebral anoxia; anoxic brain injury; hypoxic brain damage; brain hypoxia;
Origin ID : 805990521;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
ICD-10 Mapping
Brain damage due to hypoxia-ischemia: Previous term Anoxic brain damage has been changed.
The new term is now widely accepted, and better describes the pathophysiology, i.e.,
the combination of complete and incomplete transitory global cerebral ischemia together
with a combination of anoxia and hypoxia. In a surviving patient, pure anoxic encephalopathy
is very uncommon.