neurocirculatory asthenia

asthenia /as·the·nia/ (as-the´ne-ah) lack or loss of strength and energy; weakness.

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neurocirculatory asthenia  a syndrome of breathlessness, fear of effort, a sense of fatigue, precordial pain, and palpitation, generally considered to be a particular presentation of an anxiety disorder.

tropical anhidrotic asthenia  a condition due to generalized anhidrosis in conditions of high temperature, characterized by a tendency to overfatigability, irritability, anorexia, inability to concentrate, and drowsiness, with headache and vertigo.

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neu·ro·cir·cu·la·to·ry asthenia (nr-sûrky-l-tôr)

n.

A former designation for a syndrome characterized by increased susceptibility to fatigue, dyspnea, rapid pulse, precordial pain, and anxiety, observed especially in soldiers on active duty. Also called DaCosta's syndrome, effort syndrome, irritable heart, soldier's heart.

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neurocirculatory asthenia

[-sur′kyələtôr′ē]

Etymology: Gk, neuron + L, circulare, to go around; Gk, a + sthenos, without strength

a psychosomatic disorder characterized by nervous and circulatory irregularities, including dyspnea, palpitation, giddiness, vertigo, tremor, precordial pain, and increased susceptibility to fatigue. The symptoms often result from or are associated with psychologic stress.

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asthenia [as-the´ne-ah]

debility; loss of strength and energy; weakness. adj., adj asthen´ic.

neurocirculatory asthenia Da Costa syndrome.

tropical anhidrotic asthenia a rare condition occurring under conditions of heat stress, in which miliaria causes extensive occlusion of the sweat ducts producing anhidrosis and heat retention that may lead to weakness, dyspnea, tachycardia, elevation of body temperature, and collapse.

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neurocirculatory asthenia

1 Post traumatic stress disorder, see there 2 Panic disorder, see there