TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Medical Management of Mal De Debarquement Syndrome A1 - Hain, Timothy C. A1 - Helminski, Janet O. A2 - Herdman, Susan J. A2 - Clendaniel, Richard A. Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - Vestibular Rehabilitation AB - Mal de débarquement syndrome (MDDS), literally, “sickness of disembarkment,” refers to prolonged and inappropriate sensations of movement after exposure to motion. The syndrome typically follows a 7-day sea voyage, but it has also been observed following extended airplane travel, train travel, and space flight.1 Symptoms include rocking and swaying accompanied by imbalance. MDDS is distinguished from ordinary motion sickness, seasickness (mal de mer), and “land-sickness” by persistence of symptoms for a month or longer. Additionally, unlike disorders of the inner ear, most individuals with MDDS report that their symptoms remit with re-exposure to motion, such as driving a motor vehicle.2 A typical case history is as follows: A 50-year-old woman went on her first ocean cruise. She had some motion sickness on the cruise, which responded to transdermal scopolamine. Immediately after returning from the cruise and getting onto solid ground, she developed imbalance and a rocking sensation, accompanied by fatigue and difficulty concentrating. Her description was “Imagine feeling like you are on rough seas 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.” SN - PB - F. A. Davis Company CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135015897 ER -