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Car sickness

MedGen UID:
40123
•Concept ID:
C0007297
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Car Sickness; Carsickness; Sickness, Car
SNOMED CT: Car sickness (17783003)

Definition

A sensation of discomfort associated with ground travel; symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, dizziness or sweating. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCar sickness

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Motion sickness: current concepts and management.
Keshavarz B, Golding JF
Curr Opin Neurol 2022 Feb 1;35(1):107-112. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000001018. PMID: 34839340
Management of postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults: current controversies.
Rajan N, Joshi GP
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2021 Dec 1;34(6):695-702. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000001063. PMID: 34560688
The Neurophysiology and Treatment of Motion Sickness.
Koch A, Cascorbi I, Westhofen M, Dafotakis M, Klapa S, Kuhtz-Buschbeck JP
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2018 Oct 12;115(41):687-696. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0687. PMID: 30406755Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Factors Affecting Car Sickness of Passengers Traveled by Vehicles in North Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia.
Tadese Z, Teshome B, Mengistu E
J Environ Public Health 2022;2022:6642603. Epub 2022 Feb 22 doi: 10.1155/2022/6642603. PMID: 35242196Free PMC Article
Prevalence study for postoperative nausea vomiting: A training hospital example.
Canakci E, Catak T, Basar HE, Cebeci Z, Coskun I, Saltali AO, Altinbas A
Niger J Clin Pract 2021 Nov;24(11):1633-1640. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_399_20. PMID: 34782501
Motion sickness in rally car co-drivers.
Perrin P, Lion A, Bosser G, Gauchard G, Meistelman C
Aviat Space Environ Med 2013 May;84(5):473-7. doi: 10.3357/asem.3523.2013. PMID: 23713212
Motion sickness: a synthesis and evaluation of the sensory conflict theory.
Oman CM
Can J Physiol Pharmacol 1990 Feb;68(2):294-303. doi: 10.1139/y90-044. PMID: 2178753
Car-sickness in twins.
Bakwin H
Dev Med Child Neurol 1971 Jun;13(3):310-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1971.tb03267.x. PMID: 5093293

Diagnosis

Thermal infrared imaging based facial temperature in comparison to ear temperature during a real-driving scenario.
Pham Xuan R, Xiong Y, Brietzke A, Marker S
J Therm Biol 2021 Feb;96:102806. Epub 2020 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102806. PMID: 33627258
Applicability of risk scores for postoperative nausea and vomiting in a Taiwanese population undergoing general anaesthesia.
Wu YH, Sun HS, Wang ST, Tseng CC
Anaesth Intensive Care 2015 Jul;43(4):473-8. doi: 10.1177/0310057X1504300409. PMID: 26099759
Lifetime prevalence and correlates of migraine among women in a pacific northwest pregnancy cohort study.
Frederick IO, Qiu C, Enquobahrie DA, Aurora SK, Peterlin BL, Gelaye B, Williams MA
Headache 2014 Apr;54(4):675-85. Epub 2013 Aug 28 doi: 10.1111/head.12206. PMID: 23992560Free PMC Article
Headache in children and adolescents aged 6-18 years in northern Italy: prevalence and risk factors.
Pogliani L, Spiri D, Penagini F, Nello FD, Duca P, Zuccotti GV
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2011 May;15(3):234-40. Epub 2010 Dec 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2010.11.005. PMID: 21177128

Therapy

Prevalence study for postoperative nausea vomiting: A training hospital example.
Canakci E, Catak T, Basar HE, Cebeci Z, Coskun I, Saltali AO, Altinbas A
Niger J Clin Pract 2021 Nov;24(11):1633-1640. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_399_20. PMID: 34782501
Applicability of risk scores for postoperative nausea and vomiting in a Taiwanese population undergoing general anaesthesia.
Wu YH, Sun HS, Wang ST, Tseng CC
Anaesth Intensive Care 2015 Jul;43(4):473-8. doi: 10.1177/0310057X1504300409. PMID: 26099759
Motion sickness amelioration induced by prism spectacles.
Vente PE, Bos JE, de Wit G
Brain Res Bull 1998 Nov 15;47(5):503-5. doi: 10.1016/s0361-9230(98)00100-2. PMID: 10052581
Motion sickness.
Noel P, Norris C
J La State Med Soc 1996 Jan;148(1):7-11. PMID: 8576633
Cinnarizine in the prophylaxis of car sickness in children.
Macnair AL
Curr Med Res Opin 1983;8(7):451-5. doi: 10.1185/03007998309109781. PMID: 6627971

Prognosis

Relationship between Car-Sickness Susceptibility and Postural Activity: Could the Re-Weighting Strategy between Signals from Different Body Sensors Be an Underlying Factor?
Dida M, Guerraz M, Barraud PA, Cian C
Sensors (Basel) 2024 Feb 6;24(4) doi: 10.3390/s24041046. PMID: 38400204Free PMC Article
Applicability of risk scores for postoperative nausea and vomiting in a Taiwanese population undergoing general anaesthesia.
Wu YH, Sun HS, Wang ST, Tseng CC
Anaesth Intensive Care 2015 Jul;43(4):473-8. doi: 10.1177/0310057X1504300409. PMID: 26099759
Motion sickness in rally car co-drivers.
Perrin P, Lion A, Bosser G, Gauchard G, Meistelman C
Aviat Space Environ Med 2013 May;84(5):473-7. doi: 10.3357/asem.3523.2013. PMID: 23713212
Motion sickness amelioration induced by prism spectacles.
Vente PE, Bos JE, de Wit G
Brain Res Bull 1998 Nov 15;47(5):503-5. doi: 10.1016/s0361-9230(98)00100-2. PMID: 10052581

Clinical prediction guides

Relationship between Car-Sickness Susceptibility and Postural Activity: Could the Re-Weighting Strategy between Signals from Different Body Sensors Be an Underlying Factor?
Dida M, Guerraz M, Barraud PA, Cian C
Sensors (Basel) 2024 Feb 6;24(4) doi: 10.3390/s24041046. PMID: 38400204Free PMC Article
The (in)effectiveness of anticipatory vibrotactile cues in mitigating motion sickness.
Reuten AJC, Smeets JBJ, Rausch J, Martens MH, Schmidt EA, Bos JE
Exp Brain Res 2023 May;241(5):1251-1261. Epub 2023 Mar 27 doi: 10.1007/s00221-023-06596-8. PMID: 36971821Free PMC Article
Prevalence study for postoperative nausea vomiting: A training hospital example.
Canakci E, Catak T, Basar HE, Cebeci Z, Coskun I, Saltali AO, Altinbas A
Niger J Clin Pract 2021 Nov;24(11):1633-1640. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_399_20. PMID: 34782501
Motion sickness in rally car co-drivers.
Perrin P, Lion A, Bosser G, Gauchard G, Meistelman C
Aviat Space Environ Med 2013 May;84(5):473-7. doi: 10.3357/asem.3523.2013. PMID: 23713212
Motion sickness: a synthesis and evaluation of the sensory conflict theory.
Oman CM
Can J Physiol Pharmacol 1990 Feb;68(2):294-303. doi: 10.1139/y90-044. PMID: 2178753

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