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Entry - 158280 - MOTION SICKNESS - OMIM

 
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158280

MOTION SICKNESS


Clinical Synopsis
 

Neuro
- Motion sickness
Inheritance
- Not likely mendelian, but shows familial aggregation
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Although motion sickness is not likely to be mendelian, it appears to show familial aggregation. Hence, the hypothesis of Treisman (1977) is of interest. The hypothesis is based on the idea that 'motion sickness is triggered by difficulties which arise in the programming of movements of the eyes or head when the relations between the spatial frameworks...are repeatedly and unpredictably perturbed. Such perturbations may be produced by certain types of motion, or by disturbances in sensory input or motor control produced by ingested toxins.' In nature the last would be important. Emesis in response to motion is viewed by this hypothesis as an unfortunate accidental byproduct of the system to get rid of neurotoxins.


▼ REFERENCES

  1. Treisman, M. Motion sickness: an evolutionary hypothesis. Science 197: 493-495, 1977. [PubMed: 301659, related citations] [Full Text]


Creation Date:
Victor A. McKusick : 6/2/1986
Edit History:
mimadm : 11/6/1994
supermim : 3/16/1992
supermim : 4/15/1990
supermim : 3/20/1990
ddp : 10/27/1989
marie : 3/25/1988

158280

MOTION SICKNESS


SNOMEDCT: 37031009;   ICD10CM: T75.3;   ICD9CM: 994.6;   DO: 2951;  



TEXT

Although motion sickness is not likely to be mendelian, it appears to show familial aggregation. Hence, the hypothesis of Treisman (1977) is of interest. The hypothesis is based on the idea that 'motion sickness is triggered by difficulties which arise in the programming of movements of the eyes or head when the relations between the spatial frameworks...are repeatedly and unpredictably perturbed. Such perturbations may be produced by certain types of motion, or by disturbances in sensory input or motor control produced by ingested toxins.' In nature the last would be important. Emesis in response to motion is viewed by this hypothesis as an unfortunate accidental byproduct of the system to get rid of neurotoxins.


REFERENCES

  1. Treisman, M. Motion sickness: an evolutionary hypothesis. Science 197: 493-495, 1977. [PubMed: 301659] [Full Text: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.301659]


Creation Date:
Victor A. McKusick : 6/2/1986

Edit History:
mimadm : 11/6/1994
supermim : 3/16/1992
supermim : 4/15/1990
supermim : 3/20/1990
ddp : 10/27/1989
marie : 3/25/1988



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