Asthenia - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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Asthenia

Asthenia (asthenia; Greek astheneia - weakness, impotence; synonym: asthenic syndrome) is a condition characterized by tearfulness, increased fatigue, irritable weakness, frequent mood swings, hyperesthesia, sleep disorders and autonomic disorders.

The following types of asthenia are distinguished:

• Hypersthenic (hypersthenica; Greek hyper- - over, over, excessive increase of something + Greek sthenos - strength) - arises from the weakening of the function of active inhibition; proceeds with symptoms of irritability, incontinence, loss of self-control; the term was proposed by A. G. Ivanov-Smolensky;
• Hyposthenic (hyposthenica; Greek hypo- - from below, under, insufficiency, decrease + Greek sthenos - strength) - arises from the weakening of arousal processes; proceeds with symptoms of irritable weakness, exhaustion; the term was proposed by A. G. Ivanov-Smolensky;
• Intoxication (synonym: intoxication neurasthenia) - occurs against the background of substance abuse and intoxication; characterized by the development of predominantly vegetative disorders;
• Infectious (infectiosa; synonym: Bongeffer asthenia) - occurs during an infectious disease, or after it;
• Organic (organica; synonyms: organic neurasthenia, pseudo-neurasthenia) - is observed simultaneously with the initial signs of organic brain damage (weakness of judgment, memory disorders, etc.);
• Periodic (periodica) - comes paroxysmal; characterized by mood disorders with distinct depressive components;
• Mental (psychica) - expressed by increased exhaustion of mental processes and a slowdown in their recovery; combined with emotional lability and mental hyperesthesia;
• Physical (physicalis) - asthenia with a predominance of rapid physical exhaustion.

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