Infectious causes of Alice in Wonderland syndrome.
J Neurovirol
; 27(4): 550-556, 2021 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34101086
ABSTRACT
Alice-in-Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is a perceptual disorder embracing a spectrum of self-experienced paroxysmal body image illusions including most commonly distortions of shape (metamorphopsia), size (macropsia or micropsia), distance (pelopsia or teleopsia), movement, and color among other visual and somesthetic distortions. Depersonalization, derealization, and auditory hallucinations have also been described. Recent reports suggest that infectious diseases are the predominant etiology for AIWS, especially among children. This article reviews current understanding regarding the association between infection and development of AIWS.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
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Infections
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Neurovirol
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
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VIROLOGIA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Venezuela