Contents:
- Medical Video: What Happens When You Die?
- The patient looked better and healthier before he died
- What happens while the patient has improved?
- Why does this phenomenon occur?
Medical Video: What Happens When You Die?
Chronic disease patients who were already very weak, until they could not recognize their own children and grandchildren, suddenly looked healthy again. Within a few hours or days, the patient can recognize his family. Patients can even stand or sit up and talk normally. The family was optimistic that the patient's health would recover, but after that the patient whose condition had improved had died.
How can people who want to die appear refreshed and get better? What do experts say about this unique phenomenon? Check out the explanation below!
The patient looked better and healthier before he died
Apparently the phenomenon of chronic disease patients who improved before death had been known for almost three centuries. This phenomenon is known in the medical realm as terminal lucidity, which literally means dying clarity.
As explained by a biologist and mental health expert, Michael Nahm, terminal lucidity can be interpreted as "the emergence of clarity and mental acuity in unconscious patients, experiencing psychiatric disorders, or very weak a few moments before death."
According to research by Michael Nahm and his team in the journal Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, this condition can be experienced by patients for several days, hours, or minutes before finally dying.
Compiled from various case studies throughout the world, terminal lucidity most occur in patients who suffer from various diseases that attack the brain. Starting from brain tumors, brain trauma, strokes, meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain), Alzheimer's, and schizophrenia. However, it does not rule out the possibility of other chronic disease patients also having "recovered" just a few moments before dying.
What happens while the patient has improved?
Various reports that have been recorded medically show different conditions between one patient and another patient. In a case study in The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, a person with chronic schizophrenia had no symptoms of schizophrenia again for two days before his death picked up. These patients are said to appear normal, like people in general.
Other observations noted by experts revealed that a patient of meningitis who had been absent-minded and could only ramble suddenly his mind became refreshed and functioned normally again. This patient is able to speak clearly and answer questions well. Unfortunately this condition only lasted a few minutes before his death.
There are many other similar cases which until now are still being studied by experts. However, the pattern is always similar. The patient will suddenly recover from his illness, as if getting clarity of mind and being able to do things that were previously impossible to do, such as talking or eating heartily.
Why does this phenomenon occur?
Until now, there is no scientific analysis that is strong enough to explain why this phenomenon often occurs and what causes it. One theory that is being studied more deeply presumes that when a patient suffers from a chronic illness, the brain volume will shrink slightly. This is because the brain tissue is getting weaker and shrinking.
Therefore, the brain that was full of pressure became somewhat loose. This is believed to be able to restore various types of brain functions that have been damaged. For example memory and ability to speak.
From research around terminal lucidity this, experts hope that someday the results can be used as the latest treatment guide for patients with chronic diseases. A more ambitious hope is that this unique phenomenon can be developed into a special treatment method for patients with brain damage or impaired function.
