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Motorist disorientation syndrome; clinical features and vestibular findings
BACKGROUND: Motorist Disorientation Syndrome (MDS) is a term used to describe patients who primarily experience symptoms of dizziness/disorientation whilst in a motor car [21]. There is uncertainty about the relevance of vestibular dysfunction and whether this disorder could instead be a visually in...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578239/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37248928 http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/VES-220088 |
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author | Ainsworth, Carolyn Davies, Rosalyn Colvin, Ian Murdin, Louisa |
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description | BACKGROUND: Motorist Disorientation Syndrome (MDS) is a term used to describe patients who primarily experience symptoms of dizziness/disorientation whilst in a motor car [21]. There is uncertainty about the relevance of vestibular dysfunction and whether this disorder could instead be a visually induced dizziness (VV) or part of a functional disorder similar to Persistent postural perceptual dizziness (PPPD). OBJECTIVE: We present the largest case-series to date of patients whose main complaint is of illusions of movement of self/vehicle when driving, characterising features of this group. METHODS: 18 subjects underwent detailed clinical assessment including validated questionnaires. A subset of patients underwent vestibular function testing. RESULTS: Mean onset age was 42 years, with no gender preponderance. Mean symptom duration was 6.39 years and was significantly longer in women. 50% reported moderate or severe handicap. Vestibular abnormalities were found in 60% of subjects tested. There was no significant difference in VSS total score between those with MDS and vestibular migraine (p = 0.154) with both having higher scores than healthy controls (p = 0.002, 0.000 respectively). CONCLUSIONS: MDS represents consistent symptoms, with high symptom burden, comparable to vestibular migraine. Vestibular deficits were not a consistent feature and similarities to VV and PPPD exist. |
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spelling | pubmed-105782392023-10-17 Motorist disorientation syndrome; clinical features and vestibular findings Ainsworth, Carolyn Davies, Rosalyn Colvin, Ian Murdin, Louisa J Vestib Res Research Article BACKGROUND: Motorist Disorientation Syndrome (MDS) is a term used to describe patients who primarily experience symptoms of dizziness/disorientation whilst in a motor car [21]. There is uncertainty about the relevance of vestibular dysfunction and whether this disorder could instead be a visually induced dizziness (VV) or part of a functional disorder similar to Persistent postural perceptual dizziness (PPPD). OBJECTIVE: We present the largest case-series to date of patients whose main complaint is of illusions of movement of self/vehicle when driving, characterising features of this group. METHODS: 18 subjects underwent detailed clinical assessment including validated questionnaires. A subset of patients underwent vestibular function testing. RESULTS: Mean onset age was 42 years, with no gender preponderance. Mean symptom duration was 6.39 years and was significantly longer in women. 50% reported moderate or severe handicap. Vestibular abnormalities were found in 60% of subjects tested. There was no significant difference in VSS total score between those with MDS and vestibular migraine (p = 0.154) with both having higher scores than healthy controls (p = 0.002, 0.000 respectively). CONCLUSIONS: MDS represents consistent symptoms, with high symptom burden, comparable to vestibular migraine. Vestibular deficits were not a consistent feature and similarities to VV and PPPD exist. IOS Press 2023-10-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10578239/ /pubmed/37248928 http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/VES-220088 Text en © 2023 – The authors. Published by IOS Press https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Ainsworth, Carolyn Davies, Rosalyn Colvin, Ian Murdin, Louisa Motorist disorientation syndrome; clinical features and vestibular findings |
title | Motorist disorientation syndrome; clinical features and vestibular findings |
title_full | Motorist disorientation syndrome; clinical features and vestibular findings |
title_fullStr | Motorist disorientation syndrome; clinical features and vestibular findings |
title_full_unstemmed | Motorist disorientation syndrome; clinical features and vestibular findings |
title_short | Motorist disorientation syndrome; clinical features and vestibular findings |
title_sort | motorist disorientation syndrome; clinical features and vestibular findings |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578239/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37248928 http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/VES-220088 |
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