Toxicity of muscimol and ibotenic acid containing mushrooms reported to a regional poison control center from 2002-2016.
Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) February 1, 2019 Michael J Moss, Robert G Hendrickson 41 citations
Amanita muscaria (AM) and A. pantherina (AP) contain ibotenic acid and muscimol and may cause both excitatory and sedating symptoms. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are not classically described but have been reported. There are relatively few reported cases of poisoning with these mushrooms in North America. This is a retrospective review of ingestions of ibotenic acid and muscimol containing...