TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Unpredictable behavior under the influence of “magic mushrooms”: a case report and review of the literature
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Honyiglo, Emma
A1  - Franchi, Angélique
A1  - Cartiser, Nathalie
A1  - Bottinelli, Charline
A1  - Advenier, Anne-Sophie
A1  - Bevalot, Fabien
A1  - Fanton, Laurent
SP  - 1266
EP  - 1270
VL  - 64
IS  - 4
N2  - Fatalities implicating psychedelic mushrooms are not a common clinical situation in everyday forensic medicine. Despite classification as an illegal drug in many countries, psilocybin mushrooms have the reputation of being safe. We report the case of a young man who jumped from a second story balcony under the influence of psilocybin mushrooms. The psilocin assay was performed by gas chromatography coupled to an electron-impact ionization time-of-flight detector (GC-EI-TOF) after solid-phase extraction. Total psilocin was quantified in peripheral and cardiac blood as 60 and 67 ng/mL, respectively, and in urine (2230 ng/mL), bile (3102 ng/mL), and vitreous humor (57 ng/mL). This case report and review of literature highlights the danger of psilocybin mushrooms. Isolated use of psilocybin mushrooms by a regular consumer without psychiatric history, even under "safe" circumstances, can lead to a fatal outcome.<br><br>© 2018 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13982
ID  - ref1
ER  -