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Alice in Wonderland syndrome
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'Alice in Wonderland syndrome' ('AIWS', named after the novel written by Lewis Carroll), also known as 'Todd's syndrome', is a disorienting neurological condition which affects human perception. Sufferers may experience micropsia, macropsia, and/or size distortion of other sensory modalities. A temporary condition, it is often associated with migraines, brain tumors, and the use of psychoactive drugs. It can also present as the initial sign of the Epstein-Barr Virus (see mononucleosis). Anecdotal reports suggests that the symptoms of AIWS are fairly common in childhood , with many people growing out of them in their teens. It appears that AIWS is also a common experience at sleep onset.
Signs and symptoms Eye components are entirely normal. The AIWS syndrome is a result of change in perception as opposed to the eyes themselves malfunctioning. The hallmark sign of AIWS is a migraine, and may in part be caused by the symptom itself. AIWS affects the sufferer's sense of visual, ...
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