<P> The person affected by Alice in Wonderland Syndrome may also lose the sense of time, a problem similar to the lack of spatial perspective . In other words, time seems to pass very slowly, akin to an LSD experience . The lack of time, and space, perspective leads to a distorted sense of velocity . For example, one could be inching along ever so slowly in reality, yet it would seem as if one were sprinting uncontrollably along a moving walkway, leading to severe, overwhelming disorientation . This can then cause the person to feel as if movement, even within his or her own home, is futile . </P> <P> In addition, some people may, in conjunction with a high fever, experience more intense and overt hallucinations, seeing things that are not there and misinterpreting events and situations . </P> <P> Other minor or less common symptoms may include loss of limb control and general dis - coordination, memory loss, lingering touch and sound sensations, and emotional experiences . </P> <P> Alice in Wonderland syndrome is named after Lewis Carroll's famous 19th century novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland . In the story, the title character, Alice, experiences numerous situations similar to those of micropsia and macropsia . Speculation has arisen that Carroll may have written the story using his own direct experience with episodes of micropsia resulting from the numerous migraines he was known to suffer from . It has also been suggested by that Carroll may have suffered from temporal lobe epilepsy . </P>

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