Space Motion Sickness & Space Adaptation Syndrome
Also: SMS · SAS · space adaptation syndrome
Gravity FieldsVestibular & SensorimotorGI & NutritionLaunch & AscentIn-flightSuborbitalLEO short-durationLEO long-durationLunar surfaceMars transit & surfacePublicClinicianOperator / SFP
- Space motion sickness affects a majority of astronauts during the first days of flight and typically resolves as adaptation occurs. ◇◇◇◇ Grade pending · F
- Sensory conflict involving the vestibular (otolith) system in weightlessness is the leading explanatory framework. ◇◇◇◇ Grade pending · F A
- Pharmacologic prevention and treatment: content pending clinical review. ◇◇◇◇ Grade pending
Evidence grades are pending reviewer assignment. Source tags: F flight · A analog · M model/animal · C computational · E expert.
Definition & overview
Space motion sickness is a common, usually self-limited syndrome of early spaceflight, reviewed in depth by Lackner and DiZio [1].
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Hazard context (RIDGE)
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Epidemiology & incidence in spaceflight
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Pathophysiology
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Clinical presentation
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Diagnosis & monitoring
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Prevention & countermeasures
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Management
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Mission-type considerations
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Postflight & long-term outcomes
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Terrestrial analogs & relevance
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Research frontier
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Commercial spaceflight notes
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Clinical pearls / pitfalls
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Evidence profile
- Overall certainty
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- Last reviewed
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References 1
- Lackner JR, DiZio P. Space motion sickness. Exp Brain Res. 2006;175(3):377-399. doi:10.1007/s00221-006-0697-y F
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Article info
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- AI-assisted
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- COI
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- License
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cite this version
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