Prolonged psychosis after Amanita muscaria ingestion.
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift May 1, 2006 Miran Brvar, Martin Mozina, Matjaz Bunc 37 citations
Amanita muscaria has a bright red or orange cap covered with small white plaques. It contains the isoxazole derivatives ibotenic acid, muscimol and muscazone and other toxins such as muscarine. The duration of clinical manifestations after A. muscaria ingestion does not usually exceed 24 hours; we report on a 5-day paranoid psychosis after A. muscaria ingestion. A 48-year-old man, with no...