F01Vascular dementia
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
Do not use F01 directly
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- Chapter V
- Mental and behavioural disorders
- Group F00-F09
- Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders
- Official Vietnamese name
- Sa sút trí tuệ do bệnh mạch máu
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Vascular dementia is the result of infarction of the brain due to vascular disease, including hypertensive cerebrovascular disease. The infarcts are usually small but cumulative in their effect. Onset is usually in later life. Incl.: arteriosclerotic dementia
Related F01 codes
F01.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Vascular dementia of acute onset
F01.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Multi-infarct dementia
F01.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Subcortical vascular dementia
F01.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Mixed cortical and subcortical vascular dementia
F01.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other vascular dementia
F01.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Vascular dementia, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
