Alice in Wonderland syndrome

Neurological disorder that distorts perception of objects' size and distance Medical conditionAlice in Wonderland SyndromeOther namesTodd's Syndrome, Lilliputian hallucinations, DysmetropsiaThe perception a person can have due to micropsia, a potential symptom of dysmetropsia. From Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in WonderlandSpecialtyPsychiatry, neurologySymptoms Macropsia – objects are perceived larger than their actual size Micropsia – objects are perceived smaller than their actual size Pelopsia – objects are perceived nearer than they actually are Teleopsia – objects are perceived much further away than they are Metamorphopsia – altered perception of shape Tachysensia – altered perception of time ComplicationsImpaired visionUsual onsetBefore, during, or after a migraine Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS), also known as Todd's syndrome or dysmetropsia, is a neurological disorder that distorts perception. People with this syndrome may experience distortions in their visual perception of objects, such as appearing smaller (micropsia) or larger (macropsia), or appearing to be closer (pelopsia) or farther (teleopsia) than they are. Distortion may also occ