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Chinese patterns
Shen Disturbance
diagnoses
definition and etiology
» conventional diagnoses: insomnia; neuroses
» etiology: Fire syndrome; frightening experience; emotional trauma; dietary deficiency of minerals; withdrawal from addictive substance; severe irregularities in sleep schedule; relationship problems
signs and symptoms
» signs and symptoms:
insomnia
heart palpitations
anxiety attacks
neuroses
excessive perspiration
» pulse: possible irregularities such as missing or extra beat
» tongue: nothing definitive
course and prognosis
» principle of treatment: pacify and stabilize the Shen; nourish the Heart and Kidney; reestablish communication between the Heart and Kidney; purge Fire
differential diagnosis
footnotes