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Space motion sickness may be explained in terms of vestibular problems, fluid shift and raised intra-cranial pressure(ICP). The latter is known to trigger nausea, vomiting and headache in patients who have a defect in the drainage of cerebrospinal fluid. Different non-invasive as well as invasive techniques have been used in space to test this hypothesis. Solving the problem will enable astronauts aboard the International Space Station to be more effective.
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Karunaharan, C.P., Atkov, O. (2000). Measurements of Raised Intra-Cranial Pressure, a Cause of Space Motion Sickness. In: Haskell, G., Rycroft, M. (eds) International Space Station. Space Studies, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4259-5_31
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