Strange Medical Conditions You Won’t Believe Are Real

Alice In Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS)

Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is a disease that affects the perception of size. AIWS is named after Alice In Wonderland because patients who suffer from it may perceive themselves, their body parts, or objects to be smaller or bigger than they truly are, similar to when Alice shrinks or grows to get herself out of a difficult situation. However, AIWS is not as cheerful as Lewis Carroll’s best-selling novels. Symptoms of AIWS usually include migraines, loss of sense of time, and hallucinations. Migraines, psychoactive drugs, brain tumors, temporal lobe epilepsy, and Epstein-Barr virus infections can all cause AIWS.

There is no cure for AIWS, and chronic cases must wear themselves out, but it can be treated with anticonvulsants, antidepressants, beta blockers, and calcium channel blockers.

Now that you know what’s down the rabbit hole with AIWS, continue reading to learn about the final scary and strange medical condition.