2016
Neuroethics and Disorders of Consciousness: Discerning Brain States in Clinical Practice and Research
Fins J. Neuroethics and Disorders of Consciousness: Discerning Brain States in Clinical Practice and Research. The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2016, 18: 1182. PMID: 28009244, DOI: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.ecas2-1612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessMinimally conscious stateEnd-of-life careConscious stateEnd-of-lifeEthical obligationNeuropalliative careDeep brain stimulationPatientsBrain statesClinicians' ethical obligationsClinical practiceCivil rightsConsciousnessScientific advancesDiagnostic discernmentClinical researchBrain stimulationResearch decisionsDisordersFunctional communicationInvestigate useCareNeuroethicsPainBrain death and disorders of consciousness
Schiff N, Fins J. Brain death and disorders of consciousness. Current Biology 2016, 26: r572-r576. PMID: 27404252, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.02.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessBrain-dead patientsBrain deathVegetative stateCognitive motor dissociationScientific knowledgeCognitive functionMinimally conscious stateNon-medical specialistsSocietal contextBrain statesConsciousnessConscious stateMotor dissociationBrainDisordersDead patientsConceptual frameworkLack of sustainabilityHigher levelsFutilityParadoxDistinction
2013
Disorders of Consciousness Following Severe Brain Injury
Fins J, Schiff N. Disorders of Consciousness Following Severe Brain Injury. 2013, 162-174. DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195389784.003.0013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisorders of consciousnessBrain statesInterviews of familiesTraditional nosologyBehavioral measuresFunctional communicationMinimally conscious stateNeuroimaging dataDiagnostic classificationMeasures of assessmentBrain injuryDisordersConscious stateBrainFamily experiencesClinical practiceNeuroimagingNosology
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