RECOVER Program Publications and Presentations

A sampling of publications and presentations from the RECOVER team:

  • Fischer, D., Edlow, B.L.*, Giacino, J.T.* & Greer, D.M.* Neuroprognostication: A conceptual framework. Nature Reviews Neurology, 18, 419-427, 2022.(*equal contributors). 
  • Fischer, D., Newcombe, V., Fernandez-Espejo, D. & Snider, S.B. Applications of advanced MRI to disorders of consciousness. Seminars in Neurology, 42 (3), 325-334, 2022. 
  • Fischer, D., Rapalino, O., Fecchio, M. & Edlow, B.L. Ictal fMRI: Mapping seizure topography with rhythmic BOLD oscillations. Brain Sciences, 12(1710), 1-6, 2022.
  • Fischer, D. & Edlow, B.L. One-year outcomes in disorders of consciousness associated with COVID-19. Neurocritical Care, 38(2), 529-531, 2023.
  • Zimmerman, K.A., Cournoyer, J., Snider, S.B., Fischer, D., Kemp, S., Karton, C., Hoshizaki, T., Ghajari, M. & Sharp, D.J. The biomechanical signature of loss of consciousness: Computational modelling of elite athlete head injuries. Brain, 146(7), 3063-3078, 2023.
  • Xu, L.B., Hampton, S. & Fischer, D. Neuroimaging in disorders of consciousness and recovery. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 35(1), 51-64, 2023.
  • Regnier, A., Mélotte, E., Aubinet, C., Alnagger, N., Fischer, D., Lagier, A., Thubaut, A., Laureys, S., Kaux, J. & Gosseries, O. Swallowing dysfunctions in patients with disorders of consciousness: Evidence from neuroimaging data, assessment, and management. NeuroRehabilitation, 54(1), 91-107, 2024.
  • Young, M.J., Kazazian, K., Fischer, D., Lissak, I.A., Bodien, Y.G. & Edlow, B.L. Disclosing results of tests for covert consciousness: A framework for ethical translation. Neurocritical Care, 40, 865-878, 2024.
  • Fischer, D. & Edlow, B.L.: Coma prognostication after acute brain injury: A review. JAMA Neurology, 81(4): 405-415, 2024. 
  • Dhadwal, N., Cunningham, K., Pino, W., Hampton, S.* & Fischer, D.*: Altered mental status at the extreme: Behavioral evaluation of disorders of consciousness. Seminars in Neurology, 44(06): 621-633, 2024. 
  • Fischer, D., Abella, B.S., Bass, G.D., Charles, J., Hampton, S., Kulick-Soper, C.V., Mendlik, M.T., Mitchell, O.J.L., Narva, A.M., Pino, W., Sikandar, M., Sinha, S.R., Waldman, G.J., Ware, J.B. & Levine, J.: The Recovery of Consciousness Via Evidence-Based Medicine and Research (RECOVER) Program: A paradigm for advancing neuroprognostication. Neurology: Clinical Practice, 14(6): e200351, 2024.
  • Bodien YG, Fecchio M, Freeman HJ, Sanders WR, Meydan A, Lawrence PK, Kirsch J, Fischer D, Cohen J, Rubin E, He J, Schaefer PW, Hochberg LR, Rapalino O, Cash S, Young Y, Edlow BL.: Clinical implementation of functional MRI and EEG to detect cognitive-motor dissociation: Lessons learned in an acute care hospital. Neurology: Clinical Practice, 2025, e200390.
  • Young, M.J., Koch, C., Claassen, J., Fischer, D., Aubinet, C., Gosseries, O., Kondziella, D., Rosanova, M., Sarasso, S., Casarotto, S., Massimini, M. & Edlow, B.L.: An ethical framework to assess covert consciousness. Lancet Neurology, 24: 195-196, 2025. 
  • Fischer, D., Edlow, B.L., Freeman, H.J., Alaiev, D., Wu, Q., Ware, J.B., Detre, J.A., Aguirre, G.K.: Reconstructing covert consciousness: Neural decoding as a novel consciousness assessment. Neurology, 104: e210208, 2025. 
  • Williams, A., Bass, G.D., Hampton, S., Klinedinst, R., Giacino, J.T. & Fischer, D.: Delayed withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in disorders of consciousness: Practical and theoretical considerations. Neurocritical Care, 2024, In press. 
  • Fischer, D., Reyes-Esteves, S., Law, C., Ford, A., Schwab, P., Abella, B.S., Schneider, A.L.C. & Kumar, M.A.: Implementation of a specialized neuroprognostication consultation program and associated provider attitudes: A survey-based study. Resuscitation Plus, 2025, In press.