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What is alice in wonderland syndrome?
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The syndrome is a type of visual disturbance-perceptual distortions of sizes and shapes, spatial relationship. This is an unusual symptom expressed by older children infected with infectious mononucleosis.
Answered 5/10/2021
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As mentioned by Dr Park, it involves perceptual distortions in size and shape, and Ebstein-Barr infections are one of the causes. Can also be experienced with psychoactive drugs, migraine, brain tumors, and complex partial seizures.
Answered 5/10/2021
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