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A review of one previously reported and three new pediatric near-death experiences (NDEs), in which the experiencers were interviewed as children, suggests that the childhood core NDE as described by Melvin Morse and colleagues may be expanded to include feeling pain-free, seeing a light at the tunnel's end, entering the light, and time alteration. These cases also suggest that the life review may be a function of chronological age.
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Serdahely, W.J. Pediatric near-death experiences. J Near-Death Stud 9, 33–39 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01074099
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01074099