Gudden's Symptom

Neurology, Toxicology

Also known as: Gudden sign

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Gudden's symptom is a clinical sign characterized by sluggish pupillary constriction following the consumption of alcohol in individuals who have a low tolerance for it.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

GUDDEN'S SYMPTOM, is characterized by sluggish constriction of the pupils after the consumption of alcohol in individuals who tolerate it poorly.

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“Gudden's Symptom.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/guddens-symptom/