Alice in wonderland syndrome secondary to medication with montelukast. Case presentation

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Alice in wonderland syndrome, perceptional disorder, child psychiatry, drug-related adverse reaction

Abstract

The neurological condition defined by the appearance of alterations in perception usually interpreted as strange phenomena of metamorphosis and depersonalization is recognized as Alice in wonderland syndrome. The case of a 9-year-old female patient is presented, with the diagnosis of Alice in Wonderland syndrome secondary to chronic medication with montelukast. The diagnosis of the psychiatric syndrome was made taking into account personal pathological history and physical examination. Alice in Wonderland syndrome has a benign, extremely rare character and although its etiology is not fully known, its appearance, as an adverse reaction to medications, is an option that should always be considered by the acting physician.

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Pedro Rafael Casado Méndez, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Provincial Celia Sánchez Manduley. Granma



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2021-03-10

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Santos Fonseca RS, Casado Méndez PR, Molero Segrera M, Rodríguez Castillo T. Alice in wonderland syndrome secondary to medication with montelukast. Case presentation. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2021 Mar. 10 [cited 2025 Apr. 24];43(2):508-16. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/3578

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Vol. 43 No. 2 (2021)

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Presentation of cases

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