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 Research
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
2005
Clinical pragmatism and the care of brain damaged patients: toward a palliative neuroethics for disorders of consciousness
Fins J. Clinical pragmatism and the care of brain damaged patients: toward a palliative neuroethics for disorders of consciousness. Progress In Brain Research 2005, 150: 565-582. PMID: 16186050, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(05)50040-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain Damage, ChronicConsciousness DisordersEthics, ClinicalHumansNeurologyNontherapeutic Human ExperimentationPalliative CarePhilosophyConceptsDisorders of consciousnessClinical pragmatismBrain-damaged patientsBrain damageMystery of consciousnessDamaged patientsImpaired decision-making capacityDecision-making capacityAmerican pragmatic traditionBrain injuryProblem-solvingBrainMoral problem-solvingDisordersClinical contextHuman consciousnessConsciousnessImpaired consciousnessPragmaticsClinical careAversionSocietal contextSelfPalliative careResearch