Meaning of Alice in Wonderland syndrome | Babel Free

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A disorienting neurological condition involving micropsia, macropsia, or size distortion of other sensory modalities.

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“Three cases of "Alice in Wonderland" syndrome (metamorphopsia) are presented and described as a presenting symptom of infectious mono nucleosis in a preadolescent male and in two late teenage females.”

“Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is characterized by visual hallucinations and bizarre perceptual distortions.”

“After all, Alice in Wonderland syndrome was, until recently, believed to be so rare that most university courses in medicine, psychology and the neurosciences did not even bother to address it.”

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