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Teen Poisoned by Amanita-Laced Diamond Shruumz Chocolate Bar

Teen Poisoned by Amanita-Laced Diamond Shruumz Chocolate Bar

Fly agaric

What they found

A 17-year-old girl had severe neurological symptoms from muscimol after eating a Diamond Shruumz bar, one of the first reports of Amanita muscaria from a commercial product.

A 17-year-old girl had severe neurological symptoms from muscimol after eating a Diamond Shruumz bar, one of the first reports of Amanita muscaria from a commercial product.

The number

17-year-old girl

How solid is it?

Early human

Early human

Human – case report

Human – case report

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Amanita muscaria

Amanita muscaria

Compound

muscimol

muscimol

Sample size

1 patient

1 patient

Published in

CDC

CDC

Covered in Shroom Scan

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

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Stay Alert

Stay Alert

The CDC and FDA are still fielding the Diamond Shruumz outbreak, but a new case study on a 17-year-old girl who ingested one of the chocolate bars was released. She experienced severe neurological symptoms, including myoclonic jerks, due to muscimol, a neurotoxin found in Amanita muscaria. Despite requiring intubation, she recovered within hours, but this is documented as one of the first reports of A. muscaria ingestion from a commercial medicinal mushroom product.

The CDC and FDA are still fielding the Diamond Shruumz outbreak, but a new case study on a 17-year-old girl who ingested one of the chocolate bars was released. She experienced severe neurological symptoms, including myoclonic jerks, due to muscimol, a neurotoxin found in Amanita muscaria. Despite requiring intubation, she recovered within hours, but this is documented as one of the first reports of A. muscaria ingestion from a commercial medicinal mushroom product.

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