The new study revealed that a number of patients with late-stage Alzheimer's experience periods of lucidity over six months before death, indicating different types of lucid episodes not always signaling impending death.
Nearly 20% of caregivers reported patients experiencing lucid episodes within 7 days of death, while over a third witnessed the episode followed by the patient living up to six months.
Lucidity episodes in Alzheimer's patients were often triggered by unhabitual visits from family members, suggesting external stimuli may play a role in these episodes.
Caregivers' subjective interpretations of lucidity episodes in Alzheimer's patients may not always accurately reflect the presence of such an episode, indicating a study limitation.
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