| Alice-in-Wonderland syndrome-a case-based update and long-term outcome in nine children. | |
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PMID: 21287179 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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PURPOSE: There are some reports of so-called Alice-in-Wonderland syndrome mostly concerning differential diagnosis, association with a variety of infectious diseases and even some case reports on functional imaging. Long-term data are rare. METHODS: Nine boys aged 6 to 11 years that had been diagnosed with Alice-in-Wonderland syndrome between 2003 and 2008 were contacted for a long-term follow-up study in summer, 2009, with a mean follow-up of 4.6 years. RESULTS: At the time of the follow-up study, all children were in good general and mental health. Symptoms of Alice-in-Wonderland syndrome had ceased within weeks or months. In two patients, episodes of metamorphopsia returned after a symptom-free latency of 3 years and 1 year, respectively. Five children had a family history of migraine or epilepsy. In one case, the father was reported to have experienced similar symptoms when he was a child. CONCLUSION: Our follow-up study shows that Alice-in-Wonderland is most likely a benign, self-terminating childhood condition, although occasional recurrences of symptoms are possible. |
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Andrea Weidenfeld; Peter Borusiak |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-2-3 |
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Title: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery Volume: - ISSN: 1433-0350 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-2-2 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8503227 Medline TA: Childs Nerv Syst Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Wagener-Stiftung für Sozialpädiatrie, Heusnerstr. 40, 42283, Wuppertal, Germany. |
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