Temporal-occipital glioblastoma presenting with Alice in Wonderland Syndrome in a patient with a long-time history of migraine without aura

Neurocase. 2018 Oct-Dec;24(5-6):242-244. doi: 10.1080/13554794.2018.1562079. Epub 2019 Jan 2.

Abstract

Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS) is a rare perceptual disorder characterized by an erroneous perception of the body or the surrounding space. AIWS may be caused by different pathologies, ranging from infections to migraine. We present the case of a 54-year-old man, with a long-time history of migraine without aura, diagnosed with AIWS due to a glioblastoma located in the left temporal-occipital junction. To date, this is the first case of AIWS caused by glioblastoma. This case suggests that to exclude aura-mimic phenomena, a careful diagnostic workup should always be performed even in patients with a long-time history of migraine.

Keywords: Alice in Wonderland Syndrome; glioblastoma; migraine with aura; “aura mimic”.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alice in Wonderland Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Alice in Wonderland Syndrome / etiology*
  • Brain Neoplasms / complications*
  • Glioblastoma / complications*
  • Glioblastoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Migraine without Aura / etiology*
  • Migraine without Aura / physiopathology*
  • Occipital Lobe / diagnostic imaging
  • Occipital Lobe / physiology*
  • Temporal Lobe / diagnostic imaging
  • Temporal Lobe / pathology*