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Case Reports
. 2019 Dec 18;18(4):434-436.
doi: 10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_77_18. eCollection 2019 Oct-Dec.

A unicorn in Alice in Wonderland syndrome

Anne Landais  1 , Thibault Michelin  2
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Case Reports

A unicorn in Alice in Wonderland syndrome

Anne Landais et al. World J Nucl Med. .

Abstract

We report the case of a 56-year-old man presenting several episodes of body image distortions with a sensation of having a horn growing on his forehead, as a unicorn, corresponding to the Alice in Wonderland syndrome. Brain single-photon emission computed tomography with technetium-99m hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime showed hypoperfusion of the visual primary cortex, expanding to the temporo-occipital junction bilaterally but predominantly on the right side.

Keywords: Alice in Wonderland syndrome; brain single-photon emission computed tomography; technetium-99m hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime.

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(a and b) Hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime single-photon emission computed tomography shows moderate hypoperfusion of the primary visual cortex, expanding to the temporo-occipital junction bilaterally but predominantly on the right side
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