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Radio 4,02 Mar 2020,28 mins

SeriesSeries 7

Lightning before death

Out of the Ordinary

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Jolyon Jenkins investigates reports that people with severe dementia, or who haven't spoken for years, can sit up and have lucid conversations just before they die. Victorians called the phenomenom "lightning before death" and recently it's been described as "terminal lucidity". It seems incredible, but some in the medical community are taking it seriously. Producer: Jolyon Jenkins

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