title: [Glutamic acid group poisoning. So-called Chinese restaurant syndrome].
abstract: After eating a soup 10 persons (out of 100) fell sick; within 10 minutes they suffered from nervous muscle convulsions, trembling, mouth desiccation and dilatation of the pupils. The soup contained glutamate as flavour enhancer in an unusually high concentration of 31 grams per litre.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rudin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stauffer
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cramer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krämer
mesh_terms: D005421:Flavoring Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005971:Glutamates / Q000506:poisoning*; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D006801:Humans; D012147:Restaurants
chemical_list: D005421:Flavoring Agents; D005971:Glutamates; D018698:Glutamic Acid
vernacular_title: Glutaminsäure-Gruppenintoxikation. Sogenanntes China-Restaurant-Syndrom.