Three cases of near death experience: Is it physiology, physics or philosophy?
Moushumi Purkayastha, Kanchan Kumar Mukherjee
Annals of Neurosciences July 1, 2012 DOI: 10.5214/ans.0972.7531.190303 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case series Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 3 |
| Population | Patients who survived severe head injury, critical illness, coma, or suicidal attempt and reported near-death experiences |
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Keywords | Hallucination Noetic Perception Transcendental |
| Key findings | All three patients reported out-of-body experiences and initially recalled events from that time, but later could not recall them exactly. |
Abstract
Near-Death experience (NDE) following a severe head injury, critical illness, coma, and suicidal attempt has been reported. Purpose of study was to examine why a few patients report NDE after survival, do cultural and socio-demographic factors may play a role? The details of 3 cases of patients who reported near-death experience (NDE), is presented here. Several theories regarding the reasons, of the various components of the experiences, are discussed with a brief review of literature. All the three patients report the out of body experience OBE. All the three patients reported to remember initially the events that took place during this time, but after some time all three patients could not recall exactly the events that had happened. Whether these are only hallucinations or a proof of 'after life' will remain debatable until more data is communicated.
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