This International Volunteer Day, we’d like to thank volunteers for our ICD code, R42. Learn more about the International Classification of MdDS and its significance to the medical world in today’s blog post.
Mal de Débarquement Syndrome (MdDS) is a neurological disorder that leaves patients feeling as if they are rocking and swaying. Imagine always feeling in motion.
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Learn About the Disorder
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Living with MdDS
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Professional Resources
Faces of MdDS
Young Woman Depicts Her Experience with MdDS Through Her Art
Depicting her experience with MdDS through art, Christina shared Infinite Waves with us. The strong symbolism in this painting allows those living with MdDS to find commonality and validation for their own feelings.
The Facts of MdDS
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It is typically triggered by motion: cars, trains, airplanes, ships, boats, and even fast elevators. -
The average person sees 20+ doctors before getting a diagnosis. -
Many people are suffering from MdDS and don’t know that they have it. They are undiagnosed. -
The scale of the problem is not matched by research dollars.
The MdDS phenomenon is the natural result of the human brain adapting to environmental motion and is thus the quintessential neurological disorder.
Yoon-Hee Cha, MD
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Young Woman Depicts Her Experience with MdDS Through Her Art
Depicting her experience with MdDS through art, Christina shared Infinite Waves with us. The strong symbolism in this painting allows those living with MdDS to find commonality and validation for their own feelings.
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My resilience saved me. Yours can save you. 💙
My onset was spontaneous instead of motion induced. In fact, I was diagnosed shortly after a surgical procedure. Some doctors’ attitudes and an experience at the ER almost broke me. But I didn’t lose hope, got back up on my feet, and regained my strength. I encourage you to see your progress and strength as I did. My resilience saved me. Yours can save you. 💙 Together, let’s continue advocating for ourselves and a cure because I truly believe that one exists.