Neuroimaging features of psilocybin-induced toxic-metabolic encephalopathy in an adolescent

A previously healthy teenager experienced a sudden change in mental status and abnormal behavior—shaking, rocking, and nonsensical speech—after eating chocolate containing psilocybin. The case illustrates that psilocybin ingestion can cause acute neurological symptoms in adolescents, even without prior health issues.

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Abstract

A previously healthy adolescent presented to the emergency department with an abrupt onset of altered mental status and abnormal behaviour, including shaking of the extremities, rocking back and forth, and non-sensical speech, after ingestion of chocolate that contained psilocybin. Neurological