MOTION SICKNESS

Course overview

MOTION SICKNESS IS A COMMON AND COMPLEX SYNDROME THAT OCCURS IN RESPONSE TO EITHER REAL OR PERCEIVED MOTION. ITS PRESENTATION CAN BE DIVERSE AND MAY INCLUDE GASTROINTESTINAL, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, AND AUTONOMIC SYMPTOMS. THE MAIN SYMPTOM OF MOTION SICKNESS IS TYPICALLY NAUSEA. ALTHOUGH THE EXACT NEUROBIOLOGICAL CAUSE OF MOTION SICKNESS IS UNCLEAR, MANY COUNTERMEASURES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO PREVENT AND ALLEVIATE THIS CONDITION. THIS ACTIVITY EXAMINES THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MOTION SICKNESS AND HOW TO PROPERLY EVALUATE A PATIENT PRESENTING WITH IT. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.