2021
The neuroethics of disorders of consciousness: a brief history of evolving ideas
Young M, Bodien Y, Giacino J, Fins J, Truog R, Hochberg L, Edlow B. The neuroethics of disorders of consciousness: a brief history of evolving ideas. Brain 2021, 144: 3291-3310. PMID: 34347037, PMCID: PMC8883802, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessMulti-Society Task ForceAmerican Congress of Rehabilitation MedicineNational Institute on DisabilityNatural history of recoveryHistory of recoveryAmerican Academy of NeurologyRehabilitation researchRehabilitation medicineTreatment of disorders of consciousnessResponsive careClinical careTaxonomy of disorders of consciousnessAmerican CongressVulnerable populationsIndependent livingProlonged disordersMinimally conscious stateTask ForceAmerican AcademyIncreased awarenessDisability rights perspectiveCareCritically ill patientsBiomedical ethics
2020
Disorders of Consciousness and Disability Law
Fins J, Wright M, Bagenstos S. Disorders of Consciousness and Disability Law. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2020, 95: 1732-1739. PMID: 32753147, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Congress of Rehabilitation MedicineNational Institute on DisabilityMulti-Society Task Force ReportMinimally conscious stateUndertreatment of painDisorders of consciousnessRehabilitation of patientsSystematic evidence-based reviewDisability lawAmerican Academy of NeurologyChronic careEvidence-based reviewRehabilitation researchInadequate rehabilitationRehabilitation medicineMedical careNational guidelinesTask Force ReportAmerican CongressNew England JournalPractice guidelinesMedical mainstreamIndependent livingCareInternational disability law
2019
Disorders of Consciousness, Past, Present, and Future
Fins J. Disorders of Consciousness, Past, Present, and Future. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 2019, 28: 603-615. PMID: 31405394, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180119000719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessLegal obligationsPersistent vegetative stateConsciousness literatureNational Institute on DisabilityCognitive motor dissociationMinimally conscious stateCounter-narrativesAmerican Academy of NeurologyVegetative stateMotor dissociationCovert consciousnessObligationsConscious stateDisordersIndependent livingStateWhen No One Notices: Disorders of Consciousness and the Chronic Vegetative State
Fins J. When No One Notices: Disorders of Consciousness and the Chronic Vegetative State. The Hastings Center Report 2019, 49: 14-17. PMID: 31429953, DOI: 10.1002/hast.1030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Institute on DisabilityMulti-Society Task Force ReportDisorders of consciousnessAmerican Academy of NeurologyComprehensive evidence-based reviewEvidence-based reviewRehabilitation researchRehabilitation medicineVegetative stateChronic vegetative stateHealthcare facilitiesTask Force ReportPractice guidelinesIndependent livingPersistent vegetative stateAmerican CollegeAmerican AcademyMisdiagnosis of patientsLevel of consciousnessPermanent vegetative stateForce ReportDiagnostic categoriesPatientsAmericanGuidelines