“Alice in Wonderland syndrome” associated with topiramate for migraine prevention

Various visual and sensory phenomena have been described in migraine with aura. Among those, the “Alice in Wonderland” syndrome is defined as a distortion of the body image with the patient being aware of its unreal nature. Here, the case of a 17-year-old girl with migraine without aura who develope...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 2011-02, Vol.82 (2), p.228-229
Hauptverfasser:	Jürgens, T P, Ihle, K, Stork, J-H, May, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Alice in Wonderland Anticonvulsants - adverse effects Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use Baldness Biological and medical sciences Body Image Female Fructose - adverse effects Fructose - analogs & derivatives Fructose - therapeutic use Hallucinations Hallucinations - chemically induced Hallucinations - psychology headache Headaches Humans Medical sciences Migraine Migraine without Aura - prevention & control Neurology Perceptions pseudohallucination Self image topiramate Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system visual illusion
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Zusammenfassung:	Various visual and sensory phenomena have been described in migraine with aura. Among those, the “Alice in Wonderland” syndrome is defined as a distortion of the body image with the patient being aware of its unreal nature. Here, the case of a 17-year-old girl with migraine without aura who developed an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ syndrome repeatedly on topiramate treatment was presented and potential pathophysiological concepts were discussed.
ISSN:	0022-3050 1468-330X
DOI:	10.1136/jnnp.2009.187245