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A Child with Migraine with Intense Visual Aura/“Alice in Wonderland Syndrome”

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One in four children with migraine may report an aura during some or all migraine attacks. Visual disturbances are the most common forms of migraine aura. Intense visual disturbances during migraine attacks can be frightening to young children and may cause concerns to parents, especially if they were not followed by headache, and may lead physicians to carry out several investigations. Alice in wonderland syndrome describes a phenomenon when patients with migraine report a variety of image distortions either separately or in combinations. Differential diagnoses include occipital epilepsy and transient ischemic attacks. Early recognition and reassurance are necessary in order to avoid unnecessary investigations and anxiety.

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  1. Paediatric Neurosciences Unit, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK

    Ishaq Abu-Arafeh MBBS, MD, MRCP, FRCPCH

  2. Department of Paediatrics, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert, UK

    Ishaq Abu-Arafeh MBBS, MD, MRCP, FRCPCH

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Correspondence to Ishaq Abu-Arafeh MBBS, MD, MRCP, FRCPCH .

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  1. Royal Hospital for Children , Larbert, United Kingdom

    Ishaq Abu-Arafeh

  2. Department of Neurology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey

    Aynur Özge

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Abu-Arafeh, I. (2016). A Child with Migraine with Intense Visual Aura/“Alice in Wonderland Syndrome”. In: Abu-Arafeh, I., Özge, A. (eds) Headache in Children and Adolescents. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28628-0_6

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