2023
Ethics Along the Continuum of Research Involving Persons with Disorders of Consciousness
Lewis A, Young M, Rohaut B, Jox R, Claassen J, Creutzfeldt C, Illes J, Kirschen M, Trevick S, Fins J. Ethics Along the Continuum of Research Involving Persons with Disorders of Consciousness. Neurocritical Care 2023, 39: 565-577. PMID: 36977963, PMCID: PMC11023737, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-023-01708-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranslation of researchDisclosure of resultsDisorders of consciousnessContinuum of researchEthical considerationsNeuropalliative careEthics Working GroupInterpretation of outcomesLegally authorized representativeCommunication of resultsComparison of risksStudy designCarePromote recoveryInvolved personsInclusion of minoritiesExclusion criteriaNeurocritical careWorking GroupPersonsInformal reviewOutcomesAwarenessParticipation rightsData protection
2022
Proceedings of the Second Curing Coma Campaign NIH Symposium: Challenging the Future of Research for Coma and Disorders of Consciousness
Mainali S, Aiyagari V, Alexander S, Bodien Y, Boerwinkle V, Boly M, Brown E, Brown J, Claassen J, Edlow BL, Fink EL, Fins JJ, Foreman B, Frontera J, Geocadin RG, Giacino J, Gilmore EJ, Gosseries O, Hammond F, Helbok R, Claude Hemphill J, Hirsch K, Kim K, Laureys S, Lewis A, Ling G, Livesay SL, McCredie V, McNett M, Menon D, Molteni E, Olson D, O’Phelan K, Park S, Polizzotto L, Javier Provencio J, Puybasset L, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Robertson C, Rohaut B, Rubin M, Sharshar T, Shutter L, Sampaio Silva G, Smith W, Stevens RD, Thibaut A, Vespa P, Wagner AK, Ziai WC, Zink E, I Suarez J. Proceedings of the Second Curing Coma Campaign NIH Symposium: Challenging the Future of Research for Coma and Disorders of Consciousness. Neurocritical Care 2022, 37: 326-350. PMID: 35534661, PMCID: PMC9283342, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-022-01505-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEthics Priorities of the Curing Coma Campaign: An Empirical Survey
Lewis A, Claassen J, Illes J, Jox R, Kirschen M, Rohaut B, Trevick S, Young M, Fins J. Ethics Priorities of the Curing Coma Campaign: An Empirical Survey. Neurocritical Care 2022, 37: 12-21. PMID: 35505222, PMCID: PMC10034145, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-022-01506-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCountry of practiceClinical careEthical prioritiesClinical researchTranslation of researchDisclosure of resultsMethodsAn electronic surveyEthics Working GroupMedical futilityElectronic surveyResultsThe surveyDiagnostic definitionCareUnited StatesEthical topicsEmpirical surveyMinimally conscious stateEthicsCuring Coma CampaignGlobal initiativesConclusionsCollaborationRespondentsPrognostication of patientsWorking GroupSurvey
2020
Saul Bellow's Coma: What Neuroscience Can Learn From the Humanities
Fins J. Saul Bellow's Coma: What Neuroscience Can Learn From the Humanities. Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2020, 35: 160-162. PMID: 31834061, DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000543.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Surrogate expectations in severe brain injury
Suppes A, Fins J. Surrogate expectations in severe brain injury. Brain Injury 2013, 27: 1141-1147. PMID: 23895513, PMCID: PMC5454804, DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2013.804201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAdvance Care PlanningAdvance DirectivesBrain InjuriesCaregiversChildComaDecision MakingFamilyFemaleGriefHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedNew YorkPersistent Vegetative StatePhysician's RoleProfessional-Family RelationsPrognosisProxySeverity of Illness IndexStress, PsychologicalConceptsSource of injuryExpectations of recoveryPsychosocial featuresDecision-making expectationsQuantitative questionnaireImprove treatment of patientsFamily membersPatient recoveryTreatment of patientsPatient diagnosisRelated factorsDOC patientsBrain injuryPatientsImproved treatmentInjuryCurrent diagnosisExpectationsQuestionnaireDiagnosisCliniciansBrainSurveyFactorsReanalysis of “Bedside detection of awareness in the vegetative state: a cohort study”
Goldfine A, Bardin J, Noirhomme Q, Fins J, Schiff N, Victor J. Reanalysis of “Bedside detection of awareness in the vegetative state: a cohort study”. The Lancet 2013, 381: 289-291. PMID: 23351802, PMCID: PMC3641526, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(13)60125-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Severe Brain Injury and Organ Solicitation: A Call for Temperance
Fins J. Severe Brain Injury and Organ Solicitation: A Call for Temperance. The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2012, 14: 221. PMID: 23352008, DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.3.stas1-1203.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2007
The portrayal of coma in contemporary motion pictures
Fins J. The portrayal of coma in contemporary motion pictures. Neurology 2007, 68: 79-80. PMID: 17200501, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000253019.00880.72.Peer-Reviewed Original Research