Alice in wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is a rare perceptual disorder characterized by subjective distortions of visual and somatosensory perception. Symptoms of AIWS are attributable to functional and structural changes of… Click to show full abstract
Alice in wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is a rare perceptual disorder characterized by subjective distortions of visual and somatosensory perception. Symptoms of AIWS are attributable to functional and structural changes of the visual and somatosensory perceptual system; however, few reports have investigated the pathophysiology of AIWS with regard to epilepsy, especially ictal electroencephalogram (EEG) changes. Herein, we describe the case of an 82-year-old woman with focal onset epilepsy presenting with AIWS, whose seizures were documented by video-EEG monitoring. Video-EEG revealed multiple focal impaired awareness seizures, and ictal EEG changes arose from the right occipital region with small periodic positive discharges with evolution towards the right centro-parietal regions. Our case highlights not only a relationship between epileptic seizures and AIWS but also provides pathological insight into AIWS.
               
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