"One hot summer afternoon, Alice was sitting in the shade of a tree, when he saw happen to a white rabbit who appeared to be in a hurry, it took a watch his vest pocket, looked at him and ran toward the forest interior. -! Not possible! - Asombradísima said Alice. Without thinking twice, followed the great white rabbit, which ran into the den Alicia went after him, and suddenly fell into a deep pit that seemed endless, but fortunately ended up landing on a pile of dry leaves .
When she saw he was getting a special room with many doors, in whose center was a three-legged table, all glass, with a small gold key on top and a bottle with a label reading "Drink me"
With the golden key, Alice could only open a little door that was too small to go through it, across which veíaun beautiful garden.
Not knowing what to do, the girl drank the contents of the bottle and,! Oh great!, Began to become increasingly smaller, so much that I could get past the door, but was closed again and left the key on the table! and now could not reach!. Alicia began to mourn y. .. ! Began to grow until it reaches the ceiling!.
then grabbed the key just in time, and returned to wane. Again small, opened the little door and fell into a pond formed by his own tears, which was crossed with a mouse ... " Taken
Lewis Carroll tale. Alice in Wonderland.
perceive so altered the shape, size and spatial location of objects can be sensations that occur in people affected by the syndrome known as Alice in Wonderland-the name by the similarity of symptoms making the person concerned with the character created in the story, which is a little known neurological condition which also includes body image disturbance.
affected people relate experiences that do not conform to reality at all times are aware of the illusory nature their perceptions: "I saw the little things and distant, sometimes moving. One day I saw my sister's books became larger and one day I saw my father made as small as a doll. " Ana (not her real name) does not suffer from delusions or is under the influence of hallucinogens. It's a girl, eight years old, lives in Ourense and his case is exceptional, probably unique in the world. Only for a month and a half their visual perception had become a real illusion over several daily episodes of several minutes. "I feel my body grows and grows to occupy the entire room," "a Sometimes the leg swung my wrist, or a window blind up and down over and over again " (published in News Every Day)
The syndrome has been researched and published by the pediatrician and medical María José Carramés, to help establish benign forecasts to avoid passing the patient for multiple diagnostic tests. It is most prevalent in people who suffer from migraines and children.
The girl's case quoted above, was introduced in the Journal of Neurology , she never suffered from migraine and presented Alicia syndrome without previously having had headache. Usually the aura precedes the headache, symptoms can range from eye pain, blurred vision, blind spots, temporary or nausea and vomiting, Dr. Corral argues that it is reversible acute manifestations in children occurs without headache. They usually last from 5 to 60 minutos.En adults is typical aura followed by migraine headache or non-migraine headache.
Scientists suspect that Lewis Carroll affected by the syndrome probably suffered migraines, so that experiences with the young Alicia were well known to its creator.
