Near-Death Experiences in patients with locked-in syndrome: Not always a blissful journey.
Consciousness and Cognition July 1, 2015 Vanessa Charland-Verville, Zulay Lugo, Jean-Pierre Jourdan et al.
Memories of near-death experiences (NDEs) are usually emotionally positive, but this study compared NDEs in 8 patients with locked-in syndrome (LIS) from acute brainstem lesions to 23 classical NDE experiencers after coma with supratentorial lesions. LIS NDEs less frequently included feelings of peacefulness or well-being. The findings suggest that NDEs with less positive emotions may stem from impaired pontine/paralimbic connectivity or from the emotional distress of being conscious while paralyzed.