ICD-11 code : AB31.4;
Preferred Label : Disembarkment syndrome;
ICD-11 definition : Disembarkment syndrome, or Mal de debarquement (MdD) occurs when habituation to unfamiliar
motion patterns like traveling on a boat, train, or airplane, becomes resistant to
re-adaption on return to stable conditions. It results in an illusion of self motion
typically described as rocking, bobbing, or swaying. Brief periods of MdD (hours)
are common in healthy individuals, this otherwise natural phenomenon can become persistent
in some individuals.;
ICD-11 synonym : Mal de débarquement; Sickness of disembarkment;
Origin ID : 459420954;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Disembarkment syndrome, or Mal de debarquement (MdD) occurs when habituation to unfamiliar
motion patterns like traveling on a boat, train, or airplane, becomes resistant to
re-adaption on return to stable conditions. It results in an illusion of self motion
typically described as rocking, bobbing, or swaying. Brief periods of MdD (hours)
are common in healthy individuals, this otherwise natural phenomenon can become persistent
in some individuals.
