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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism-dementia complex of West New Guinea

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Link to WHO Definition

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism-dementia complex of West New Guinea – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/444249101

Very high rates of ALS and PDC have been detected in the Southern Coastal Plain region of former West New Guinea, now West Papua. Clinical phenotypes were similar to those observed in Guam. The incidence of ALS and PDC in West Papua has fallen in recent years.