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Neurocirculatory Asthenia

Medical Definition:	A clinical syndrome characterized by palpitation, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, labored breathing, subjective complaints of effort and discomfort, all following slight EXERTION. Other symptoms may be DIZZINESS, tremulousness, SWEATING, and INSOMNIA. Neurocirculatory asthenia is most typically seen as a form of anxiety disorder.
Guide Notes:	remember NEURASTHENIA also exists
Also Called:	Hyperkinetic Heart Syndrome

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