Glossary
Glossary of Terms
Here’s a glossary of terms related to Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS):
- Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS): A rare neurological condition characterized by distorted perception of body size, time, and space.
- Micropsia: A visual distortion where objects appear smaller than they actually are, often experienced in AIWS.
- Macropsia: A visual distortion where objects appear larger than they actually are, often experienced in AIWS.
- Metamorphopsia: A visual distortion where objects appear distorted or misshapen, often experienced in AIWS.
- Lilliputian Hallucinations: Visual hallucinations where objects or people appear smaller than normal, a common symptom of AIWS.
- Time Dilation: A perception of time being distorted or moving faster or slower than normal, often experienced in AIWS.
- Visual Distortions: Abnormalities in the perception of visual stimuli, common in AIWS.
- Palinopsia: A visual disturbance where images persist after the stimulus has been removed, sometimes experienced in AIWS.
- Dysmetropsia: A visual disturbance where the size of objects appears incorrect, often experienced in AIWS.
- Cognitive Distortions: Alterations in thinking patterns, including perception of reality, sometimes experienced in AIWS.
- Migraine Aura: A sensory disturbance that often precedes a migraine headache, sometimes associated with AIWS.
- Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A form of epilepsy characterized by seizures originating in the temporal lobe of the brain, sometimes associated with AIWS.
- Depersonalization: A feeling of detachment from oneself or one’s surroundings, sometimes experienced in AIWS.
- Derealization: A feeling that the external world is unreal or strange, sometimes experienced in AIWS.
- Hallucinations: Sensory perceptions that occur in the absence of a stimulus, sometimes experienced in AIWS.
- Neurological Disorder: A disorder affecting the brain, spinal cord, or nerves, often associated with AIWS.
- Migraine Headache: A type of headache characterized by severe throbbing pain, sometimes associated with AIWS.
- Aura: Sensory disturbances that precede a migraine headache or seizure, sometimes associated with AIWS.
- Perceptual Disturbances: Abnormalities in the perception of sensory stimuli, sometimes experienced in AIWS.
- Childhood Onset: The condition begins in childhood, typically between the ages of 5 and 10, often the case with AIWS.
- Transient Episodes: Episodes of symptoms that come and go, often experienced in AIWS.
- Visual Perception: The process of interpreting visual stimuli, often distorted in AIWS.
- Auditory Hallucinations: Hearing sounds or voices that aren’t real, sometimes experienced in AIWS.
- Somatic Hallucinations: Sensations of physical experiences that aren’t real, sometimes experienced in AIWS.
- Psychiatric Disorders: Disorders affecting mood, behavior, and thinking, sometimes associated with AIWS.