Mal de debarquement syndrome (MDDS): treatment

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Mal de debarquement syndrome (MDDS): treatment. Benzodiazepines, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Possible drug treatments

  • Benzodiazepines
  • Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
  • Anti-vertigo medications: the response is poor

Possible non-drug treatments

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References

  1. Saha KC, Fife TD. Mal de debarquement syndrome: review and proposed diagnostic criteria. Neurol Clin Pract June 2015; 5:209-215.
  2. Cha YH. Mal de debarquement. Semin Neurol 2009; 29:520-527. 
  3. Van Ombergen A, Van Rompaey V, Maes LK, Van de Heyning PH, Wuyts FL. Mal de debarquement syndrome: a systematic review. J Neurol 2016; 263:843-854.
  4. Cha YH, Brodsky J, Ishiyama G, Sabatti C, Baloh RW. Clinical features and associated syndromes of mal de debarquement. J Neurol 2008; 255:1038-1044. 
  5. Mucci V, Canceri JM, Brown R, et al. Mal de debarquement syndrome: a survey on subtypes, misdiagnoses, onset and associated psychological features. J Neurol 2018; 265:486-499. 
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