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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2019; 18(04): 434-436
DOI: 10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_77_18
Case Report

A unicorn in Alice in Wonderland syndrome

Authors

  • Anne Landais

    Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Pointe-à-Pitre Route de Chauvel, Guadeloupe, France

  • Thibault Michelin

    1   Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Pointe-à-Pitre Route de Chauvel, Guadeloupe, France
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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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Eingereicht: 13. September 2018

Angenommen: 04. Oktober 2018

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
22. April 2022

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