Symptoms Of Alice In Wonderland

The book "Alice in Wonderland" written by Lewis Caroll is probably one of the most famous books. Once you have read the book, it is inevitable to forget the land full of mysteries and wonder. Most of us have the feeling that we must travel down the rabbit hole and enter the Wonderland. Some people experience similar situations to those of Alice. Alice in Wonderland syndrome is one of the most interesting and rare neurological symptoms in medical literature.
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, also called as Todd's syndrome, is a disorienting neurological condition that includes alteration of visual perception and body image. It involves an array of symptoms such as micropsia, macropsia, pelopsia or teleopsia. In micropsia, objects are perceived to be smaller than they actually are. In macropsia, objects appear larger than normal, causing the person to feel smaller than they actually are. In pelopsia, objects appear nearer than they actually are. In teleopsia, objects appear much further than they actually are.
This syndrome is first described by Dr. John Todd, he gave it this name by the famous novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Caroll, as the illness resembles experiences similar to Alice. Rumor has it that Lewis Caroll was a migraine sufferer with similar symptoms and
The sufferer observes the size and shape of the body wrongly, especially the head and hands. Another most significant symptom is the distortion of visual perception. Person perceives the sizes and shapes of objects inaccurately. This means that cars, trees, buildings, other people look smaller or larger than they actually are, or that distances look incorrect; for example a bridge may appear to be very long. The affected person may also lose the sense of time. Time seems to pass very quickly or slowly. In addition to that some people may experience distorted touch perception and distorted sound