What is MdDS?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal_de_debarquement
MdDS Treatment:
- Dai M, Cohen B, Smouha E, Cho C Readaptation of the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Relieves the Mal De Debarquement Syndrome. Frontiers in Neurolog;5:124. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2014.00124. eCollection 2014. This is the original study that describes the method of treatment we use. To download: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4097942/pdf/fneur-05-00124.pdf
- Dai M, Cohen B, Cho C, Shin S, Yakushin SB Treatment of the Mal De Debarquement Syndrome: A 1-Year Follow-up. Frontiers in Neurolog;05 May 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2017.00175. eCollection 2017. This is the original study on 141 patients. To download: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2017.00175/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Neurology&id=262852
- Dai M. Mount Sinai School of Medicine, VOR Readaptation https://mddsfoundation.wordpress.com/2014/11/01/mount-sinai-school-of-medicine-vor-readaptation/
- Dai M, Yakushin SB, Cho C, Smouha E, and Cohen B. Treatment of the Mal de Debarquement Syndrome in 160 cases. XXIX Bárány Society Meeting, Korea, Seoul, June 5-8, 2016. This is one of our recent abstracts about MdDS treatment, which was presented at the Bárány Society Meeting.
- New Treatment Successful for Rare and Disabling Movement Disorder, the Mal de Debarquement Syndrome (MdDS). NEW YORK, August 7, 2014 /Press Release http://www.mountsinai.org/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/new-treatment-successful-for-rare-and-disabling-movement-disorder-the-mal-de-debarquement-syndrome-mdds
- Cohen B, Yakushin SB, Cho C Hypothesis: The Vestibular and Cerebellar Basis of the Mal de Debarquement Syndrome. Frontiers in Neurology; 2018 Feb 5;9:28. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00028. eCollection 2018: http://https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2018.00028/full
- Clark B, Yakushin SB, Dai M, Zink R, and Liu C The Design of a Virtual Reality App for Mal de Debarquement Syndrome 2019 IEEE 1st Global Conference on Life Sciences and Technologies (LifeTech), Osaka, Japan, 2019, pp. 110-114.
- Yakushin SB, Zink R, Clark BC, Liu C. Readaptation Treatment of Mal de Debarquement Syndrome with a Virtual Reality App: A Pilot Study. Front. Neurol. 2020, 11:814. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00814. eCollection 2020, PMCID: PMC7461907. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2020.00814/full
- Yakushin SB, Raphan T., Cho C. Treatment of Gravitational Pulling Sensation in Patients with Mal de Debarquement Syndrome (MdDS): A Model-Based Approach. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2022 May 23;16:801817, doi: 10.3389/fnint.2022.801817. eCollection 2022. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/integrative-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnint.2022.801817/full
- Maruta J, Yakushin SB, Cho C. Creating informed interest in Mal de Debarquement syndrome, Prim Care Companion CNS Disord, 2023, 25 (4), e1-2. https://www.psychiatrist.com/pcc/creating-informed-interest-in-mal-de-debarquement-syndrome/
- Maruta J, Cho C, Raphan T, Yakushin SB. Symptom reduction in Mal de Debarquement Syndrome with attenuation of the velocity storage contribution in the central vestibular pathways. Front in Rehab. Sci., Volume 5 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fresc.2024.1331135. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/articles/10.3389/fresc.2024.1331135/full
- 1Maruta J, Yakushin SB, Cho C. Potential lesson from a model-based exploration on treatment effect heterogeneity of mal de débarquement syndrome. Front Neurol. 2025 Oct 6;16:1648253. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1648253. PMID: 41122084; PMCID: PMC12535895. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2025.1648253/full
Useful links:
Our Laboratory (Contact information is out of date): http://labs.icahn.mssm.edu/dailab/
MdDS Foundation: http://www.mddsfoundation.org/?gclid=CIvZr_Oe-MwCFQIfhgodKCoAXA
Motion Sickness Treatment:
- Dai M, Raphan T, Cohen B. Prolonged reduction of motion sickness sensitivity by visual-vestibular interaction. Exp Brain Res. 2011 May;210(3-4):503-13. doi: 10.1007/s00221-011-2548-8. Epub 2011 Feb 2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3182575/