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Alice in Wonderland Syndrome

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Name	Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS)
Related to/Also known as	Todd Syndrome Migraine, Migraine aura Epilepsy Brain Tumour
Symptoms of AIWS	"Case reports illustrate a cluster of related symptoms. Most often, a perception of becoming physically smaller or physically larger in comparison to surroundings is the central detail. However, there may be an impression that a person's surroundings are growing or shrinking rather than the person himself. Other narratives include distortions in visual awareness, including the sense that fixed surroundings are moving." Source: Neurology Times, August 2016) https://tinyurl.com/yydl7mbu
Useful national contacts	The Migraine Trust (Migraine Action has merged with the Migraine Trust) Tel: 020 7631 6970 www.migrainetrust.org
Children & young people	Alice in Wonderland syndrome: A rare neurological manifestation with microscopy in a 6-year-old child (U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health) https://tinyurl.com/z5l84wv
Online AIWS resources	The Alice in Wonderland syndrome (PubMed) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10767914 "I have Alice in Wonderland syndrome" (The Guardian newspaper, 2008) https://tinyurl.com/y9neb3fg Syndrome: Tumbling into Wonderland (BlueSci: Cambridge University Science Magazine, March 2017) https://tinyurl.com/y3zyoqr6
OurAIWS resources	The library at the Brain Charity has a range of resources on Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS) and on a wide range of disability related issues. Visit our library to read our copy of the Brain and Spine Foundation's booklet on Migraine, which includes information on Migraine Aura.

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