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Alice in Wonderland Syndrome associated with a temporo-parietal cavernoma

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Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS) is characterized by a rare constellation of perceptual disturbances including distorted body image, metamorphopsia, and visual hallucinations. In this report, we relate a unique case of AIWS in a woman with a right temporo-parietal cavernoma. AIWS in this patient may be secondary to epileptiform activity associated with the cavernoma and improved with anti-epileptic treatment.

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  1. Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Ave, Newark, NJ, 07101-1709, USA

    Michelle Philip, Jeffery Kornitzer, David Marks & Nizar Souayah

  2. Department of Radiology, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 07101-1709, USA

    Huey-Jen Lee

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Philip, M., Kornitzer, J., Marks, D. et al. Alice in Wonderland Syndrome associated with a temporo-parietal cavernoma. Brain Imaging and Behavior 9, 910–912 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11682-015-9355-y

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