title: Hallucinations and illusions in migraine in children and the Alice in Wonderland Syndrome.
abstract: METHODS
  A prospective observational study over 1 year.
  
  
  METHODS
  A District General Hospital, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Department.
  
  
  METHODS
  Children aged 8-18 years living in the catchment area of a district hospital service with any type of unexplained hallucinations or illusions associated with or without an established diagnosis of migraine.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study identified nine children with a combination of migraine and a variety of hallucinations and illusions, including illusions of size, time, colour, body shape, movement and visual and auditory hallucination. An average of 10 symptoms (range 7-15) were reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  None.
  
  
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  CONCLUSIONS
  It is important to recognise these symptoms to enable appropriate history taking and diagnosis. These symptoms are common and currently seem to go unrecognised and may pose diagnostic difficulties if onset is before typical migraine headaches occur.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, York Hospital, York, UK.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Adolescent Health and Child Psychiatry, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, York, UK.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.affiliation: Adolescent Health and Child Psychiatry, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, York, UK.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D062026:Alice in Wonderland Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007088:Illusions / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: hallucinations; migraine