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An ocular symptom observed in cases where there is loss of vision in one half of the visual field. When light is directed at the blind half, there is no pupil response, but when it’s shone on the functioning half, the pupil contracts. This indicates that the underlying condition is located before the geniculate bodies in the brain.<\/p>\n

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An ocular symptom observed in cases where there is loss of vision in one half of the visual field. When light is directed at the blind half, there is no pupil response, but when it’s shone on the functioning half, the pupil contracts. This indicates that the underlying condition is located before the geniculate bodies […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-249348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-w"],"yoast_head":"\nWernicke's sign - Definition of Wernicke's sign<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An ocular symptom observed in cases where there is loss of vision in one half of the visual field. When light is directed at the blind half, there is no pupil response, but when it's shone on the functioning half, the pupil contracts. 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