Terminal drop hypothesis explained

In medicine, the terminal drop hypothesis is a hypothesis that a sharp reduction in cognitive capacity in older people is often correlated with impending death, typically within five years.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Dementia

Notes and References

1. 10.1080/03610737508257957. 802856. The terminal drop hypothesis: Fact or artifact?. Experimental Aging Research. 1. 1. 169–85. 2007. Siegler. Ilene C..
2. 10.1093/geronj/43.6.P141. 3183309. Is Terminal Drop Pervasive or Specific?. Journal of Gerontology. 43. 6. 1988. White. N.. Cunningham. W. R.. 141–4 .