J Korean Neurol Assoc.
2002 May;20(3):292-294.
Mal de Debarquement Syndrome with Apogeotropic Positional Nystagmus
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- 1Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Cheju National University, Korea. jisookim@cheju.cheju.ac.kr
- 2Department of General Surgery, College of Medicine, Cheju National University, Korea.
- 3Department of Neurology, Cheju National University Hospital, Korea.
- 4Department of General Surgery, Cheju National University Hospital, Korea.
Abstract
- Mal de debarquement syndrome refers to the prolonged sensation of rocking and swaying that is experienced on the return to land following a sea voyage or an air travel. We report a man who developed mal de debarquement syndrome after a 4-day-boat-trip. Apogeotropic nystagmus during head turning in supine position was the only finding. Mal de debarquement syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of direction-changing positional nystagmus, especially when patients do not complain of vertigo with nystagmus.
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