Mal de Debarquement Syndrome: A Rare Entity—A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Mal de Debarquement Syndrome (MDS) is a rare, understudied, underdiagnosed, and self-limiting condition. Etiology and incidence are unknown. It is characterized by abnormal sensation of motion/balance reported after travel by air, land, and sea; being reexposed to motion/activity relieves it. Sympto...
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| description | Mal de Debarquement Syndrome (MDS) is a rare, understudied, underdiagnosed, and self-limiting condition. Etiology and incidence are unknown. It is characterized by abnormal sensation of motion/balance reported after travel by air, land, and sea; being reexposed to motion/activity relieves it. Symptoms may last from minutes to years. Workup though required reveals no findings; it is a diagnosis of exclusion. While no efficacious treatment exists, amitriptyline and benzodiazepines as well as supportive therapy have proved to be useful. We have described a 40-year-old Caucasian female who presented for the evaluation of persistent rocking and swaying sensation after a ship cruise which lasted for one week. Patient was treated with benzodiazepines after extensive workup and is now stable. A high index of suspicion is required to make a diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0e952a90bfd9481e80f6128c3c0ccf8a2025-02-03T01:29:15ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732015-01-01201510.1155/2015/918475918475Mal de Debarquement Syndrome: A Rare Entity—A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureVeronica Nwagwu0Rakesh Patel1Jerome Okudo2Geriatric and Palliative Medicine Division, Internal Medicine Department, University of Michigan Health System, 4260 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USAFamily Medicine Department, Saint Mary Mercy Hospital, 36475 Five Mile, Livonia, MI 48154, USASchool of Public Health, University of Texas, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030, USAMal de Debarquement Syndrome (MDS) is a rare, understudied, underdiagnosed, and self-limiting condition. Etiology and incidence are unknown. It is characterized by abnormal sensation of motion/balance reported after travel by air, land, and sea; being reexposed to motion/activity relieves it. Symptoms may last from minutes to years. Workup though required reveals no findings; it is a diagnosis of exclusion. While no efficacious treatment exists, amitriptyline and benzodiazepines as well as supportive therapy have proved to be useful. We have described a 40-year-old Caucasian female who presented for the evaluation of persistent rocking and swaying sensation after a ship cruise which lasted for one week. Patient was treated with benzodiazepines after extensive workup and is now stable. A high index of suspicion is required to make a diagnosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/918475 |
| spellingShingle | Veronica Nwagwu Rakesh Patel Jerome Okudo Mal de Debarquement Syndrome: A Rare Entity—A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Mal de Debarquement Syndrome: A Rare Entity—A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Mal de Debarquement Syndrome: A Rare Entity—A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Mal de Debarquement Syndrome: A Rare Entity—A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Mal de Debarquement Syndrome: A Rare Entity—A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
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