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Nov 2020
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Alice in Wonderland Syndrome

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For these patients, rooms shrink, bodies grow disproportionately large, and objects appear farther than they are. Many believe author Lewis Carroll had this condition, and that it inspired the classic tale for which the syndrome was named.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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