Near death experiences, cognitive function and psychological outcomes of surviving cardiac arrest

Resuscitation

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 215-221

  Parnia, S ^a,b   Spearpoint, K ^c   Fenwick, P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cognition; Near death experiences; Post traumatic stress disorder; Psychological

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; EMOTIONALITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MORTALITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BRAIN; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; FANTASY; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; VISION;

EID: 34347388392     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.01.020     Document Type: Review

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