The trends in Hains report have recently been supported by the MdDS Balance Disorder Foundation, in a study of over 100 individuals diagnosed with MdDS. The female:male ratio was approximately 9:1; the average age of onset was 43–45 years. However, another recent study found that 44% of subjects who had experienced MdDS for 2 years or more were male, suggesting a more even distribution. It has been shown to occur in excursions of as little as 30 minutes though it has been unclear how long it takes for symptoms to occur. The most commonly reported inciting event was a prolonged ocean cruise (~45%); however, shorter boating excursions (~22%), aircraft travel (~15%), and automobile travel (~8%) have all been described.Mal de Débarquement syndrome has been noted as far back to the times of Erasmus Darwin in 1796, and Irwin J A (1881) "The pathology of seasickness". Cases of MdDS have been reported in children as young as eight and in both genders. Men may have a more difficult time obtaining a diagnosis due to the disparity of women reported. When sailors and soldiers returned from World War II, the syndrome was reported at a higher rate in males

Research
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
Despite MdDS causing significant disability, therapy for persistent MdDS remains virtually nonexistent. A pilot study has commenced utilizing repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) this being a method of neuromodulation in which a local magnetic field is applied over the scalp to induce an electric current in the cortical structures underlying the coil.
Cutibacterium acnes  almost exclusively causes endocarditis on prosthetic heart valves. Signs and symptoms
Fever occurs in 97% of people; malaise and endurance fatigue in 90% of people. A new or changing heart murmur, weight loss, and coughing occurs in 35% of people. Vascular phenomena: septic embolism (a piece of infected debris or tissue breaking off and traveling through the bloodstream to a distant site) (causing thromboembolic problems such as a stroke or gangrene of the fingers), Janeway lesions (painless hemorrhagic cutaneous lesions on the palms and soles), bleeding in the brain, conjunctival hemorrhage, splinter hemorrhages, kidney infarcts, and splenic infarcts. Infective endocarditis can also lead to the formation of mycotic aneurysms. Immunologic phenomena: glomerulonephritis which allows for blood and albumin to enter the urine, Oslers nodes ("ephemeral spots of a painful nodular erythema, chiefly in the skin of the hands and feet"), Roths spots on the retina, positive serum rheumatoid factor
Other signs may include night sweats, rigors, anemia, spleen enlargement

Cause
Many microorganisms can cause infective endocarditis. These are generally isolated by blood culture, where the patients blood is drawn and any growth is noted and identified. The term bacterial endocarditis (BE) commonly is used, reflecting the fact that most cases of IE are due to bacteria; however, infective endocarditis (IE) has become the preferred term. Bacterial
Staphylococcus aureus is the leading cause of infective endocarditis in most parts of the world and is responsible for about 31% of cases. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of endocarditis in people who use intravenous drugs.