Amanita muscaria and Amanita pantherina poisoning: two syndromes.
Andreja Vendramin, Miran Brvar
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology November 1, 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2014.08.067 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational cohort Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 49 |
| Population | Patients poisoned by Amanita muscaria or Amanita pantherina |
| Keywords | Agitation Amanita muscaria Amanita pantherina Coma Confusion Poisoning |
| Key findings | Amanita muscaria poisoning more often causes confusion and agitation, while Amanita pantherina poisoning more often causes coma. |
Abstract
Amanita muscaria contains more excitatory ibotenic acid and less depressant muscimol compared to Amanita pantherina. In this study A. muscaria poisoned patients were more often confused (26/32, p = 0.01) and agitated (20/32, p = 0.03) compared to those poisoned with A. pantherina (8/17 and 5/17). Patients poisoned with A. pantherina were more commonly comatose (5/17) compared to those poisoned with A. muscaria (2/32) (p = 0.03). In conclusion, the so-called ibotenic or pantherina-muscaria syndrome might be divided into two subtypes.