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ORPHA:90020Disease
Also called G-PDC · Guam disease · Guam parkinsonism-dementia complex · Lytico-Bodig disease
What it is
A rare neurodegenerative disease characterized by extrapyramidal symptoms (rigidity, tremor, bradykinesia) and dementia, typically beginning in the fifth or sixth decade of life and progressing to a vegetative state with pelvicrural flexion contractures within few years. Oculomotor signs, olfactory dysfunction, and autonomic disturbances may also be observed. Neuropathological hallmarks are frontotemporally accentuated cerebral atrophy, as well as neurofibrillary tangles and neuronal loss in a characteristic distribution in cortical and subcortical regions. The disease is endemic to the Pacific island of Guam.
Key facts
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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
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Benefit programs to look at
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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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