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- Alice-in-Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is a perceptual disorder that leads to distorted experiences of body image and various visual and sensory distortions, such as changes in size and shape.
- It can also involve symptoms like depersonalization, derealization, and auditory hallucinations, affecting how individuals perceive themselves and their surroundings.
- Recent studies indicate that AIWS is often linked to infectious diseases, particularly in children, highlighting the need to understand the connection between infections and this syndrome.
Article 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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