Through the Looking Glass: Enlightening Dental Scholars on Alice in Wonderland syndrome
Keywords:
Angor Animi, Art, Hallucination, Metamorphopsia, Mimesis, Realism, Synesthesia, Visual Perception
Abstract
Aim: To conduct a comparative assessment of the depth of knowledge and the level of clinical awareness regarding Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS) between medical and dental interns. This study will focus on quantifying their understanding of the syndrome's core features (knowledge) and their ability to recognize its potential presentation in a patient (awareness).
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2. Todd J. The syndrome of Alice in wonderland. Can Med Assoc J. (1955) 73:701–4.
3. Blom JD. Alice in Wonderland Syndrome. Cham: Springer Nature (2020).
4. Blom JD. Alice in Wonderland syndrome: A systematic review. Neurol Clin Pract. (2016) 6:259–70. doi: https://doi.org/10.1212/cpj.0000000000000251
5. Vujić V, Ristić J. Ein Fall von Porropsie mit gestörter palpatorischer Größenschätzung. Dtsch Z. Nervenheilkd. (1939) 150:30–8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01761890
6. Seed J. Disrupted Realism: Paintings for a Distracted World. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing (2019).
7. Zhou A. Cataracts and the late style of Monet’s paintings(2008). Health Sciences Centre (Accessed March 19, 2024).
8. Marmor MF. Ophthalmology and art: Simulation of Monet’s cataracts and Degas’ retinal disease. Arch Ophthalmol. (2006) 124:1764–9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.124.12.1764
9. Trevor-Roper PD. The influence of eye disease on pictorial art. Proc R Soc Med. (1959) 2:721–44. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/003591575905200905
10. Pratchenko P. Painting and drawing as manifestations of visual perception. Leonardo. (1983) 16:273–9. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/1574952
11. Safran AB, Sanda N, Sahel J-A. A neurological disorder presumably underlies painter Francis Bacon distorted world depiction. Front Hum Neurosci. (2014) 8:581. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00581
12. Blom JD, ter Meulen BC, Dool J, Ffytche DH. A century of prosopometamorphopsia studies. Cortex. (2021) 139:298–308. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2021.03.001
13. Zeki S, Ishizu T. The “Visual Shock” of Francis Bacon: An essay in neuroesthetics. Front Hum Neurosci. (2013) 7:850. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00850
14. Jones J. Death on a toilet: The shocking Paris show that almost sunk Francis Bacon (2019). The Guardian (Accessed March 19, 2024).
15. Persch JA. When the world looks like a real-life Wonderland (2010). NBC News. Available online at: https://www.nbcnews.com/healthmain/when-world-looks-reallife-wonderland-1C9926899 (Accessed March 19, 2022).
16. Stapinski H. I had Alice in Wonderland syndrome (2014). The New York Times (Accessed March 19, 2024).
17. Abe K, Oda. N, Araki. R, Igata. M. Macropsia, micropsia, and episodic illusions in Japanese adolescents. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. (1989) 28:493–6. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-198907000-00004
18. Lipsanen T, Lauerma H, Peltola P, Kallio S. Visual distortions and dissociation. J Nerv Ment Dis. (1999) 187:109–12. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/00005053-199902000-00007
19. Mastria G, Mancini V, Di Cesare M, Puma M, Allessiani M, Petolicchio B, et al. Prevalence and characteristics of Alice in Wonderland Syndrome in adult migraineurs: Perspectives from a tertiary referral headache unit. Cephalalgia. (2021) 41:515–24. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0333102420968245
20. Fitzek MP, Mecklenburg J, Overeem LH, Lucas H, Lange KS, Siebert A, et al. Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS): Prevalence and characteristics in adults with migraine. J Neurol. (2024) 271:5146–55. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-024-12471-5
21. Linszen MMJ, de Boer JN, Schutte MJL, Begemann MJH, de Vries J, Koops S, et al. Occurrence and phenomenology of hallucinations in the general population: A large online survey. Schizophrenia. (2022) 8:41. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-022-00229-9
22. Blom JD. Hallucinations and other sensory deceptions in psychiatric disorders. In: Jardri R, Cachia A, Thomas P, Pins D, editors. The Neuroscience of Hallucinations. Springer, New York, NY (2013). p. 43–58.
23. Blom JD. A Dictionary of Hallucinations. 2nd ed. Cham: Springer Nature (2023).
24. Ryle JA. Angor animi, or the sense of dying. Guys Hosp Rep. (1950) 99:230–5.
25. Oliver MF. Metabolic causes and prevention of ventricular fibrillation during acute coronary syndromes. Am J Med. (2002) 112:305–11. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9343(01) 01104-4
Published
2025-11-15
How to Cite
Jaideep Chandra, D. M., Pratap, D. K. N. R., Madhavipadma, D. T., Srujankumar, D., & Nagaraju, D. S. (2025). Through the Looking Glass: Enlightening Dental Scholars on Alice in Wonderland syndrome. International Journal Of Drug Research And Dental Science, 7(3), 33-41. Retrieved from http://ijdrd.com/index.php/ijdrd/article/view/251
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