terminal lucidity
Pre-death mental surge
Terminal lucidity is a sudden return of mental clarity and energy in someone who has been severely impaired—typically a dying patient with dementia or other cognitive decline.
The person may recognize family members, speak coherently, or recall memories after months of unresponsiveness.
It often occurs hours or days before death: She hadn't spoken in weeks, but experienced a moment of terminal lucidity and asked for her daughter by name.
The phenomenon remains poorly understood medically.
- deathbedDying person's resting place
- final goodbyeConclusive parting statement
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- clarityState of being understandable
- mental claritySharpness of thought
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terminal luciditypersistent vegetative state
Prolonged unconsciousness with wakefulness
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