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ORPHA:157823Clinical syndrome
What it is
A rare neurologic disease characterized by visual agnosia, hyperorality (strong tendency to examine objects orally), hypermetamorphosis (described as the irresistible impulse to notice and react to everything within sight), hypersexuality, changes in dietary habits and hyperphagia, placidity, and amnesia, due to bilateral lesions of the temporal lobe including the hippocampus and amygdala.
Key facts
- Classified as
- Clinical syndrome
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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