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Letter: Near-death wish

Published 16 February 2011

From Dave Goodwin

In your interview with neuropsychologist Kevin Nelson (25 December 2010, p 80), he omitted one scenario in which near-death experiences (NDEs) can occur: during temporal lobe epileptic seizures. He went on to suggest that he would like to have an NDE.

I suffered a severe case of adult onset drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy, which ultimately required a partial temporal lobectomy. Based on my experiences, I would like to warn Nelson to be careful what he wishes for.

Sticklepath, Devon, UK

Issue no. 2800 published 19 February 2011

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