SURVEY OF MAL DE DEBARQUEMENT
SURVEY OF MAL DE DEBARQUEMENT
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DOI:
10.1136/bmj.304.6826.544
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发表时间:
1992-02-29
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通讯作者:
DOWECK, I
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作者:
GORDON, CR;SPITZER, O;DOWECK, I
Mal de debarquement, or" land sickness," is a transient sensation of tumbling, swinging, unsteadiness, and disequilibrium reported by passengers and crew after returning to land from long sea voyages. Although mal de debarquement is mentioned in classic texts on seasickness,'2 there areno specific studies concerning the nature and extent of this phenomenon. A computer search of the literature yielded only one publication dealing with persistent (not transient) mal de debarquement. 3 We report a survey of the incidence of mal de debarquement and its relation to experience at sea and susceptibility to seasickness.Subjects, methods, and results The information was collected by means of questionnaires distributed among 234 healthy crew members of seagoing vessels (300-500 tonnes). Subjects were aged 18-38 (mean 20 5) years and had 1-150 months' experience at sea (mean 17 (SD 18) months). None had a history ofany disease which might cause vertigo or disequilibrium.