recurring, transient episodes of neurologic dysfunction caused by cerebral ischemia; onset is usually sudden, often when the patient is active; the attack may last a few seconds to several hours; neurologic symptoms depend on the artery involved.
A brief attack (from a few minutes to an hour) of cerebral dysfunction of vascular origin, with no persistent neurological deficit.
Also applicable to/known as
Impending cerebrovascular accident
Intermittent cerebral ischemia
Transient ischemic attack [TIA]
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index Entries That Refer To 435.9
Accident, accidental - see also condition
cerebrovascular (current) (CVA) (see also Disease, cerebrovascular, acute) 434.91
2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 435.9
435.9
