This paper critically engages ethical issues in the allocation of novel, and potentially costly,
health care resources to patients with disorders of consciousness. First, we review potential …

Patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) who survive to discharge following severe
brain injury can face profoundly complex medical, ethical, and psychosocial challenges …

In the last few years, functional neuroimaging and electroencephalography-based
techniques have been used to address one of the most complex and challenging questions …

Covert consciousness is a state of residual awareness following severe brain injury or
neurological disorder that evades routine bedside behavioral detection. Patients with covert …

Patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness (DOCs) longer than 28 days may
continue to make significant gains and achieve functional recovery. Occasionally, this …

Advances in the care of severe acute brain injury (SABI) have enabled the survival of
patients in states of diminished consciousness. Recent research has offered an increasingly …

This paper critically examines whether patients with severe brain injury, who can only
communicate through assistive neuroimaging technologies, may permissibly participate in …

(1) Background: The needs of cancer survivors are often not reflected in practice. One of the
main barriers of the use of patient-reported outcomes is associated with data collection and …

Objectives We performed the current research to describe healthcare providers'
perspectives toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (WLST) and advanced directive …

Patients with disorders of consciousness after severe brain injury need surrogate decision
makers to guide treatment decisions on their behalf. Formal guidelines for surrogate …