Alice in Wonderland Syndrome associated with a temporo-parietal cavernoma

Brain Imaging Behav. 2015 Dec;9(4):910-2. doi: 10.1007/s11682-015-9355-y.

Abstract

Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS) is characterized by a rare constellation of perceptual disturbances including distorted body image, metamorphopsia, and visual hallucinations. In this report, we relate a unique case of AIWS in a woman with a right temporo-parietal cavernoma. AIWS in this patient may be secondary to epileptiform activity associated with the cavernoma and improved with anti-epileptic treatment.

Keywords: Alice in Wonderland Syndrome; Cavernoma; Epilepsy; Hallucinations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Alice in Wonderland Syndrome / complications*
  • Alice in Wonderland Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Alice in Wonderland Syndrome / pathology
  • Alice in Wonderland Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
  • Electroencephalography
  • Female
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / complications*
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / drug therapy
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / pathology
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Parietal Lobe / drug effects
  • Parietal Lobe / pathology*
  • Parietal Lobe / physiopathology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications* / drug therapy
  • Pregnancy Complications* / pathology
  • Pregnancy Complications* / physiopathology
  • Temporal Lobe / drug effects
  • Temporal Lobe / pathology*
  • Temporal Lobe / physiopathology

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants