Self-inflicted transorbital intracranial foreign body following ingestion of hallucinogenic psilocybin mushrooms
With growing support in the literature for psilocybin and its therapeutic medicinal benefits for conditions such as depression and anxiety, this report details a case of self-inflicted trans-orbital trauma with brainstem injury following ingestion of this psychoactive hallucinogen along with the proper medical and surgical management.
Authors
- Ronald Mancini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-7238)
- Abigail Blanton
- Shuo Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9405-6520)
- Rafael L. Ufret-Vincenty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8022-5119)
- Pooja Parikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5996-6959)
- Mohamed Mohamed
Institutions
- Ophthalmology Associates (United States) (US)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2025.102359
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Psychedelics and Drug Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61