2022
Syndromes in Search of a Name: Disorders of Consciousness, Neuroethics, and Nosological Humility
Fins J. Syndromes in Search of a Name: Disorders of Consciousness, Neuroethics, and Nosological Humility. 2022, 163-175. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-04935-4_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisorders of consciousnessBrain injuryCognitive motor dissociationStruggle for ConsciousnessRecognition of consciousnessVegetative stateDiagnostic categorizationLimits of knowledgePermanent vegetative stateNosologyPersistent vegetative stateMotor dissociationCovert consciousnessNormative importanceBrainDisordersChronic vegetative stateConsciousnessSocial integrationHumilityEvolving storyNeuroimagingNeuroscienceMindfulnessRights
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
2018
Ethical, Palliative, and Policy Considerations in Disorders of Consciousness
Fins J, Bernat J. Ethical, Palliative, and Policy Considerations in Disorders of Consciousness. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 2018, 99: 1927-1931. PMID: 30098790, DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLearning health care systemSystems of careHealth care systemAmerican Academy of Neurology guidelinesGroups of brain-injured patientsMedical decision-makingCognitive-motor dissociationNeuropalliative careAdvance directivesCare systemPractice scopeIncreasing frequency of reportsVegetative stateFrequency of reportingGuideline authorsNeurology guidelinesAmerican AcademyDisorders of consciousnessBrain-injured patientsCareCovert consciousnessGroup of patientsGuidelinesWakefulness syndromePrognostic refinementEthical, palliative, and policy considerations in disorders of consciousness
Fins J, Bernat J. Ethical, palliative, and policy considerations in disorders of consciousness. Neurology 2018, 91: 471-475. PMID: 30089621, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000005927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLearning health care systemSystems of careHealth care systemAmerican Academy of Neurology guidelinesGroups of brain-injured patientsMedical decision-makingCognitive-motor dissociationNeuropalliative careAdvance directivesCare systemPractice scopeIncreasing frequency of reportsVegetative stateFrequency of reportingGuideline authorsNeurology guidelinesAmerican AcademyDisorders of consciousnessBrain-injured patientsCareCovert consciousnessGroup of patientsGuidelinesWakefulness syndromePrognostic refinement
2016
Brain 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 levelsFutilityParadoxDistinctionThe historical origins of the vegetative state: Received wisdom and the utility of the text
Adams Z, Fins J. The historical origins of the vegetative state: Received wisdom and the utility of the text. Journal Of The History Of The Neurosciences 2016, 26: 140-153. PMID: 27295518, DOI: 10.1080/0964704x.2016.1184074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent vegetative stateHistorical originsEarly-twentieth centuriesClassical scholarshipOriginal GreekAristotle’s treatisesAristotle’s definitionXavier BichatVegetative stateTheory of MindReception studiesMedical nosologyAristotleReceived wisdomPhrasesBichatAntiquityNineteenthGreekTreatisesCenturyEtymologyClassicsOriginScholarship
2008
Schiff et al. reply
Schiff N, Giacino J, Kalmar K, D.Victor J, Baker K, Gerber M, Fritz B, Eisenberg B, Biondi T, O’Connor J, Kobylarz E, Farris S, Machado A, McCagg C, Plum F, Fins J, Rezai A. Schiff et al. reply. Nature 2008, 452: e1-e2. DOI: 10.1038/nature06575.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Late 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 ResearchConceptsMinimally 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
2006
Affirming the right to care, preserving the right to die: Disorders of consciousness and neuroethics after Schiavo
Fins J. Affirming the right to care, preserving the right to die: Disorders of consciousness and neuroethics after Schiavo. Palliative & Supportive Care 2006, 4: 169-178. PMID: 16903588, DOI: 10.1017/s1478951506060238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchiavo caseRight to lifePermanent vegetative stateEnd-of-life careVegetative stateEthical CurrentsEnd-of-lifeDisorders of consciousnessEthical implicationsSchiavoRhetorical statementsConsciousnessConscious stateIdeological positionsMinimally conscious stateNational discourseRightsDiscourseBrain injuryNeuroscienceProviding careNeuroethicsCareFutilityLife