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. 1981 Sep;57(671):543-5.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.57.671.543.

Clinical toxicology of "magic mushroom" ingestion

N R Peden, A F Bissett, K E Macaulay, J Crooks, A J Pelosi

Clinical toxicology of "magic mushroom" ingestion

N R Peden et al. Postgrad Med J. 1981 Sep.

Abstract

The clinical features are reported in 27 cases of ‘magic mushroom’ ingestion. Mydriasis and hyperreflexia were common as were disorders of perception and affect. Psilocybe semilanceata appears to have been the species of fungus involved.

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