2019
A Narrative of Advocacy, Resilience, and Recovery Following Severe Brain Injury
Fins J. A Narrative of Advocacy, Resilience, and Recovery Following Severe Brain Injury. Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2019, 34: 364-365. PMID: 31498234, DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000517.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Rehabilitation, Education, and the Integration of Individuals with Severe Brain Injury into Civil Society: Towards an Expanded Rights Agenda in Response to New Insights from Translational Neuroethics and Neuroscience.
Wright M, Fins J. Rehabilitation, Education, and the Integration of Individuals with Severe Brain Injury into Civil Society: Towards an Expanded Rights Agenda in Response to New Insights from Translational Neuroethics and Neuroscience. Yale Journal Of Health Policy, Law, And Ethics 2016, 16: 233-87. PMID: 29756752.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Central Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation to Promote Recovery from Chronic Posttraumatic Minimally Conscious State: Challenges and Opportunities
Giacino J, Fins J, Machado A, Schiff N. Central Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation to Promote Recovery from Chronic Posttraumatic Minimally Conscious State: Challenges and Opportunities. Neuromodulation Technology At The Neural Interface 2012, 15: 339-349. PMID: 22624587, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2012.00458.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain InjuriesBrain MappingClinical Trials as TopicDeep Brain StimulationElectrodes, ImplantedHumansInformed ConsentMonitoring, IntraoperativeNeuronavigationNeurosurgical ProceduresPatient Care PlanningPatient SelectionPersistent Vegetative StatePostoperative CareRecovery of FunctionThalamusConceptsTraumatic brain injuryCentral thalamic deep brain stimulationCT-DBSMinimally conscious stateThalamic deep brain stimulationOutcome measuresDeep brain stimulationSecondary outcome measuresIncreased functional communicationChronic minimally conscious stateBrain stimulationComa Recovery Scale-RevisedSingle-subject studySevere traumatic brain injuryImproved behavioral functionFunctional independenceObject namingWorking memoryConscious stateSustained attentionScale-RevisedBehavioral functionsFunctional communicationModulate arousalCentral thalamus
2011
Neuroethics, neuroimaging, and disorders of consciousness: promise or peril?
Fins J. Neuroethics, neuroimaging, and disorders of consciousness: promise or peril? Transactions Of The American Clinical And Climatological Association 2011, 122: 336-46. PMID: 21686236, PMCID: PMC3116331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingDisorders of consciousnessPositron emission tomographyBehavior-based assessmentsMinimally conscious stateNeuroimaging dataNeuroimaging toolsBrain statesBrain injuryMagnetic resonance imagingNeuroimagingEmission tomographyConscious stateDisordersBrainResonance imagingNeuroimaging applicationsConsciousnessDiagnostic dilemmaTherapeutic useCommunication vectorNeuroethics
2009
Deep Brain Stimulation, Neuroethics, and the Minimally Conscious State: Moving Beyond Proof of Principle
Schiff N, Giacino J, Fins J. Deep Brain Stimulation, Neuroethics, and the Minimally Conscious State: Moving Beyond Proof of Principle. JAMA Neurology 2009, 66: 697-702. PMID: 19506129, DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2009.79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLessons from the Injured Brain: A Bioethicist in the Vineyards of Neuroscience
Fins J. Lessons from the Injured Brain: A Bioethicist in the Vineyards of Neuroscience. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 2009, 18: 7-13. PMID: 19091140, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180108090038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe ethics of measuring and modulating consciousness: the imperative of minding time
Fins J. The ethics of measuring and modulating consciousness: the imperative of minding time. Progress In Brain Research 2009, 177: 371-382. PMID: 19818915, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(09)17726-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCognitionConsciousnessConsciousness DisordersCultureHistory of MedicineHumansRecovery of FunctionRight to DieConceptsMinimally conscious stateDisorders of consciousnessConscious stateView of timeHistory of medicineOver-arching metaphorModulate consciousnessFunctional neuroimagingScientific knowledgeSocial currentsVegetative patientsTemporal expectationsModern eraWilder PenfieldConsciousnessEvolving viewsBrain injuryDisordersVariable perspectiveSystems of careStatic entities
2007
Neuroimaging and neuroethics: clinical and policy considerations
Fins J, Shapiro Z. Neuroimaging and neuroethics: clinical and policy considerations. Current Opinion In Neurology 2007, 20: 650-654. PMID: 17992084, DOI: 10.1097/wco.0b013e3282f11f6d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimally conscious stateMechanisms of recoveryBrain injuryConscious stateMechanisms of brain recoveryFunctional imagingDiagnostic nosologyDisorders of consciousnessNeuroimaging responsesDiagnostic categoriesSevere brain injuryPremature disseminationNeuroimagingBrain recoveryDisordersHealth policyConsciousness disorderEthical implicationsTherapeutic approachesClinical diagnosisClinical practiceCliniciansPatientsNosologyImplicationsDisorders of Consciousness
Schiff N, Fins J. Disorders of Consciousness. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2007, 82: 250-251. PMID: 17294520, DOI: 10.4065/82.2.250-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLate recovery from the minimally conscious state
Fins J, Schiff N, Foley K. Late recovery from the minimally conscious state. Neurology 2007, 68: 304-307. PMID: 17242341, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000252376.43779.96.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBioethical IssuesHumansPersistent Vegetative StatePublic PolicyRecovery of FunctionTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsMinimally conscious stateDisorders of consciousnessDiagnosis of persistent vegetative stateLate recoveryInvestigation of patientsPersistent vegetative stateConscious statePrognostic markerTraumatic injuryPublic confusionMeeting participantsResearch initiativesDiagnostic testsAxonal regrowthPublished studiesParticipantsPatientsMechanisms of recoveryVegetative stateMeetingInitial focus
2002
When the Prognosis Leads to Indifference
Fins J, von Gunten C. When the Prognosis Leads to Indifference. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2002, 5: 571-573. PMID: 12243684, DOI: 10.1089/109662102760269850.Peer-Reviewed Original Research