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Jun 26, 2023
Contributor: Chris Holmes MD
Educational Pearls:
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“It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backwards” – Transient Global Amnesia
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A syndrome with sudden retrograde memory loss in which patients cannot retain new information
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Characterized by perseveration in frequent intervals
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Typically improves within hours
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MRI is normal initially
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Alice In Wonderland Syndrome
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A disorder in which patients experience distortions in their visual perceptions
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Most often characterized by micropsia and/or macropsia
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Other symptoms may include illusory movement or wavy lines
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Alice in Wonderland as a metaphor for birth
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Traveling down the rabbit hole is conception
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Alice getting bigger in a confined space is pregnancy
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Drinking potions is amniotic fluid
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Escaping to explore a scary world is childbirth
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References
1. Blom JD. Alice in wonderland syndrome. Alice Wonderl Syndr. 2019;(June):1-221. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-18609-8
2. Ropper M.D. AH. Transient Global Amnesia. N Engl J Med. 2023;(388):635-640. doi:10.1056/NEJMra2213867
Summarized by Jorge Chalit, OMSII | Edited by Meg Joyce & Jorge Chalit, OMSII