====== Mal de debarquement ======

//Mal de debarquement Syndrome //(MdDS) is associated with [[content:medicine:diseases:m-q:motion_sickness]] (i.e. sickness caused by the movement of sea, air and land travel) except that it's experienced //after// the individual returns to the stability of dry land.

It's a persistent form of 'Land sickness' which many people experience for short periods after disembarking from a voyage.

The highly  debilitating sensations of rocking, bobbing and swaying can persist for days, week, or even months. It was first noted in the medical literature as a distinct condition in 1987 (though similar descriptions go back to the 1880s).

Inner-ear examinations of patients have not found any physical damage or obvious malfunction. There is currently no cure for the condition, though some drugs such as anti-histamines and serotonin re-uptake inhibitors ([[content:medicine:drugs:fluoxetine|SSRIs]]) appear to help some sufferers.

Some patients report feeling better// when re-exposed to physical motion//, such as in car journeys.

Despite many decades of research, there is currently no generally agreed explanation as to the cause of the syndrome, though it's generally presumed to be a neurological imbalance of some kind.

Technical information : [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2846419/|Semin Neurol, 29(5): 520–527. ]]{{:oa_padlock_grn.png?16&nolink|Open Access}}