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

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Lahat, Eliezer^; | Eshel, Gideon | Arlazoroff, Aharon

Affiliations: Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Centre, Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Zerifin 70300, Israel

Note: [] Correspondence to: E. Lahat M.D., Pediatric Neurology Clinic, Assaf Harofeh Medical Centre, Zerifin 70300, Israel.

Abstract: 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.

DOI: 10.3233/BEN-1991-4304

Journal: Behavioural Neurology, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 163-166, 1991