“Alice in Wonderland” Syndrome: A Manifestation of Infectious Mononucleosis in Children

“Alice in Wonderland” Syndrome: A Manifestation of Infectious Mononucleosis in Children

The association between “Alice in Wonderland” Syndrome (AWS) and infectious mononucleosis (IM) has been previously described in three patients. We describe two additional cases in children, where in one case, the visual symptoms of AWS appeared during the course of active IM and in the second, 2 wee...

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Main Authors: Eliezer Lahat, Gideon Eshel, Aharon Arlazoroff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1991-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1991-4304
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spelling doaj-01a904f2737c43208cf127442a962b932021-07-02T04:19:34ZengHindawi LimitedBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85841991-01-014316316610.3233/BEN-1991-4304“Alice in Wonderland” Syndrome: A Manifestation of Infectious Mononucleosis in ChildrenEliezer Lahat0Gideon Eshel1Aharon Arlazoroff2Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Centre, Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Zerifin 70300, IsraelDepartments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Centre, Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Zerifin 70300, IsraelDepartments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Centre, Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Zerifin 70300, IsraelThe association between “Alice in Wonderland” Syndrome (AWS) and infectious mononucleosis (IM) has been previously described in three patients. We describe two additional cases in children, where in one case, the visual symptoms of AWS appeared during the course of active IM and in the second, 2 weeks following a clinically mild, but serologically proven attack.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1991-4304
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“Alice in Wonderland” Syndrome: A Manifestation of Infectious Mononucleosis in Children
Behavioural Neurology
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title “Alice in Wonderland” Syndrome: A Manifestation of Infectious Mononucleosis in Children
title_short “Alice in Wonderland” Syndrome: A Manifestation of Infectious Mononucleosis in Children
title_full “Alice in Wonderland” Syndrome: A Manifestation of Infectious Mononucleosis in Children
title_fullStr “Alice in Wonderland” Syndrome: A Manifestation of Infectious Mononucleosis in Children
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1875-8584
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description The association between “Alice in Wonderland” Syndrome (AWS) and infectious mononucleosis (IM) has been previously described in three patients. We describe two additional cases in children, where in one case, the visual symptoms of AWS appeared during the course of active IM and in the second, 2 weeks following a clinically mild, but serologically proven attack.
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