A case of Alice in Wonderland syndrome after Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) encephalitis: a mimicry of focal epileptic seizure
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- M.D. Hosokawa Kyoko
- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Present address: Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Minami Kyoto Hospital
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- M.D., Ph.D. Oi Kazuki
- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Present address: Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Nara Medical Center
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- M.D., Ph.D. Hitomi Takefumi
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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- M.D., Ph.D. Mitsueda Takahiro
- Department of Neurology, Osaka City General Hospital
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- M.D., Ph.D. Nakagawa Tomokazu
- Department of Neurology, Tazuke Kofukai, Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital Present address: Department of Neurology, Takatsuki Red Cross Hospital
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- M.D., Ph.D. Ikeda Akio
- Department of Epilepsy, Movement Disorders and Physiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- Epstein–Barrウイルス脳炎後に間欠的に「不思議の国のアリス症候群」を生じ，てんかん発作との鑑別を要した成人例
Abstract
<p>A 30-year-old man who received infliximab for treatment of Crohn’s disease developed Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) encephalitis, which responded well to therapy; however, he had left lower visual field loss following treatment. The patient noticed peculiar symptoms 9 months after recovery from encephalitis; objects in his view appeared smaller or larger than their actual size (micropsia/macropsia). Moreover, it appeared that objects outside moved faster or slower than their actual speed of movements and moving objects appeared as a series of many consecutive snap shots. His vision was blurred, and he had visual difficulties and a sensation that his body was floating. These symptoms mainly appeared following fatigue and persisted over approximately 10 years. Based on cerebrospinal fluid analysis, brain MRI, N-isopropyl-p-123I-iodoamphetamine with single photon emission computed tomography, fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography, and electroencephalography, we excluded both recurrent encephalitis and focal epileptic seizures. By taking all symptoms and other evaluation findings into account, the patient most likely suffered from “Alice in Wonderland syndrome” which is primarily associated with cortical dysfunction in the right temporo-parieto-occipital area as the consequence of previous acute EBV encephalitis.</p>
Journal
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- Rinsho Shinkeigaku
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Rinsho Shinkeigaku 64 (2), 99-104, 2024
Societas Neurologica Japonica