Alice in wonderland syndrome (AIWS): clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Alice in wonderland syndrome (AIWS): clinical features. Distortions of visual perception, Distortions of body schema. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Major categories of AIWS symptoms
- Distortions of visual perception
- Distortions of body schema
- Distorted experience of time
Size visual distortions
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Motion visual distortions
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Multiple images visual distortions
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Colour visual distortions
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Cortical visual hallucinations
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Other visual distortions
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Time distortions
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Non-visual distortions
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Diagnostic criteria for migraine-related AIWS
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Acronyms
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References
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- Beh Sc, Masrour S, Smith Sv, Friedman Di. Clinical Characteristics of Alice in Wonderland syndrome in a cohort with vestibular migraine. Neurol Clin Pract 2018; (Epub ahead of print).
- Jia Y, Miao Y. Evidence for the perception of time distortion during episodes of Alice in wonderland syndrome. J Nerv Ment Dis 2018; 206:473-475.
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