OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Acta Neurochirurgica is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Augmented reality navigation in spine surgery: a systematic review	73
Consensus statement from the international consensus meeting on post-traumatic cranioplasty	54
Biportal endoscopic unilateral laminotomy with bilateral decompression for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy	43
Brain connectomics applied to oncological neuroscience: from a traditional surgical strategy focusing on glioma topography to a meta-network approach	40
Survival of glioblastoma in relation to tumor location: a statistical tumor atlas of a population-based cohort	39
Compliance of the cerebrospinal space: comparison of three methods	36
Neurosurgery and coronavirus: impact and challenges—lessons learnt from the first wave of a global pandemic	35
Clinical applications of the endoscopic transorbital approach for various lesions	35
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis 2 weeks after the first dose of mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine	32
Modified far lateral endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using a biportal endoscopic approach: technical report and preliminary results	32
Postural ergonomics and work-related musculoskeletal disorders in neurosurgery: lessons from an international survey	30
Beyond magnification and illumination: preliminary clinical experience with the 4K 3D ORBEYE™ exoscope and a literature review	30
Incidence of chronic subdural haematoma: a single-centre exploration of the effects of an ageing population with a review of the literature	30
Clinical predictors of shunt response in the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis	30
Petroclival meningiomas: update of current treatment and consensus by the EANS skull base section	30
Risk factors for polyetheretherketone cage subsidence following minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion	29
Radiotherapy versus combination radiotherapy-bevacizumab for the treatment of recurrent high-grade glioma: a systematic review	26
Trends in cerebrospinal fluid leak rates following the extended endoscopic endonasal approach for anterior skull base meningioma: a meta-analysis over the last 20 years	25
Comparison of first-time microvascular decompression with percutaneous surgery for trigeminal neuralgia: long-term outcomes and prognostic factors	22
Holographic patient tracking after bed movement for augmented reality neuronavigation using a head-mounted display	22
Extradural anterior clinoidectomy through endoscopic transorbital approach: laboratory investigation for surgical perspective	21
Meningiomas from a developmental perspective: exploring the crossroads between meningeal embryology and tumorigenesis	21
Microvascular decompression in trigeminal neuralgia: predictors of pain relief, complication avoidance, and lessons learned	21
Augmented reality visualization in brain lesions: a prospective randomized controlled evaluation of its potential and current limitations in navigated microneurosurgery	21
Complications of cranioplasty following decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury: systematic review and meta-analysis	21

4K 3-dimensional video microscope system (orbeye) for transsphenoidal pituitary surgery	21
Exosomes secreted from sonic hedgehog-modified bone mesenchymal stem cells facilitate the repair of rat spinal cord injuries	20
Research activity amongst DCM research priorities	20
How i do it: biportal endoscopic thoracic decompression for ossification of the ligamentum flavum	19
Alcohol intoxication and lack of helmet use are common in electric scooter-related traumatic brain injuries: a consecutive patient series from a tertiary university hospital	19
Contralateral sublaminar approach for decompression of the combined lateral recess, foraminal, and extraforaminal lesions using biportal endoscopy: a technical report	18
Prevalence of incidental meningiomas and gliomas on MRI: a meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis	18
Shared decision-making in neurosurgery: a scoping review	18
Effects of aspirin and heparin treatment on perioperative outcomes in patients with Moyamoya disease	18
Timelines and rebleeds in patients admitted into neurosurgical care for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage	18
The perspectives of mapping and monitoring of the sense of self in neurosurgical patients	18
Intraoperative mapping of executive function using electrocorticography for patients with low-grade gliomas	17
Metastases to meningioma—review and meta-analysis	17
Effect of a bundle approach on external ventricular drain-related infection	17
Long-term outcome after severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic literature review	16
Personality and behavioral changes after brain tumor resection: a lesion mapping study	16
Intracerebral hemorrhage due to vasculitis following COVID-19 vaccination: a case report	16
Decreased number of deaths related to severe traumatic brain injury in intensive care unit during the first lockdown in Normandy: at least one positive side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic	16
The collateral fallout of COVID19 lockdown on patients with head injury from north-west India	16
Brain infarctions after glioma surgery: prevalence, radiological characteristics and risk factors	15
Stereotactic biopsies of brainstem lesions: which approach?	15
Lumbar puncture position influences intracranial pressure	15
Combined use of multimodal techniques for the resection of glioblastoma involving corpus callosum	15
Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for the treatment of chordomas and chondrosarcomas	14
Fluorescein-guided resection of cerebral metastases is associated with greater tumor resection	14
Insular lobe surgery and cognitive impairment in gliomas operated with intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring	14
Twist drill craniostomy vs burr hole drainage of chronic subdural hematoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Follow-up study of a patient with early onset cerebral amyloid angiopathy following childhood cadaveric dural graft	13
Risk factors for adjacent segment disease requiring reoperation after posterior lumbar interbody fusion with screw fixation: focus on paraspinal muscle, facet joint, and disc degeneration	13
Lateral one-third gland resection in Cushing patients with failed adenoma identification leads to low remission rates: long-term observations from a small, single-center cohort	13
Outcomes from treatment of asymptomatic skull base meningioma with stereotactic radiosurgery	13
Pneumocephalus in subthalamic deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease: a comparison of two different surgical techniques considering factors conditioning brain shift and target precision	13
Decompressive craniotomy: an international survey of practice	13
Diploic veins as collateral venous pathways in patients with dural venous sinus invasion by meningiomas	13
A systematic review of the use of subcortical intraoperative electrical stimulation mapping for monitoring of executive deficits and neglect: what is the evidence so far?	13
Validation of shunt dependency prediction scores after aneurysmal spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage	12
Proposal of a new grading system for meningioma resection: the Copenhagen Protocol	12
Surgical management of anterior clinoidal meningiomas: consensus statement on behalf of the EANS skull base section	12
Improvement in neurological outcome and brain hemodynamics after late cranioplasty	12
Clinical features of middle cluneal nerve entrapment neuropathy	12
Impact of awake mapping on overall survival and extent of resection in patients with adult diffuse gliomas within or near eloquent areas: a retrospective propensity score-matched analysis of awake cra	12
Posterior cranial fossa and cervical spine morphometric abnormalities in symptomatic Chiari type 0 and Chiari type 1 malformation patients with and without syringomyelia	12
Preoperative measurements on MRI in Chiari 1 patients fail to predict outcome after decompressive surgery	12
Utility of intraoperative ultrasonography for resection of pituitary adenomas: a comparative retrospective study	11
Recurrence and risk factors of posterior communicating artery aneurysms after endovascular treatment	11
Sedation and cerebrovascular reactivity in traumatic brain injury: another potential avenue for personalized approaches in neurocritical care?	11
Hemodynamic response and clinical outcome following intravenous milrinone plus norepinephrine–based hyperdynamic hypertensive therapy in patients suffering secondary cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal	11
Minimally invasive posterior pedicle screw fixation versus open instrumentation in patients with thoracolumbar spondylodiscitis	11
The utility of plasma circulating cell-free messenger RNA as a biomarker of glioma: a pilot study	11
Surgical treatment of symptomatic pineal cysts without hydrocephalus—meta-analysis of the published literature	11

Endovascular embolization versus surgical clipping in a single surgeon series of basilar artery aneurysms: a complementary approach in the endovascular era	11
How I do it—the posterior question mark incision for decompressive hemicraniectomy	11
Improved outcomes associated with maximal extent of resection for butterfly glioblastoma: insights from institutional and national data	11
Microsurgical training: vascular control and intraoperative vessel rupture in the human placenta infusion model	11
Cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a literature review and validation of contemporary findings	11
Stereotactic radiosurgery for craniopharyngiomas	11
Psychooncological distress in low-grade glioma patients—a monocentric study	10
Venous sinus thrombosis in traumatic brain injury: a major trauma centre experience	10
Frequency and risk factors for postoperative aneurysm residual after microsurgical clipping	10
Management of non-vestibular schwannomas in adult patients: a systematic review and consensus statement on behalf of the EANS skull base section Part II: Trigeminal and facial nerve schwannomas (CN V,	10
Modifications in lumbar facet joint are associated with spondylolisthesis in the degenerative spine diseases: a comparative analysis	10
Neuromodulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson’s disease: the effect of fiber tract stimulation on tremor control	10
Burnout amongst neurosurgical trainees in the UK and Ireland	10
An endoscopic endonasal approach to craniopharyngioma via the infrachiasmatic corridor: a single center experience of 84 patients	10
Deep brain stimulation in patients on chronic antiplatelet or anticoagulation treatment	10
Pre-injury antithrombotic agents predict intracranial hemorrhagic progression, but not worse clinical outcome in severe traumatic brain injury	10
Decompression of the greater occipital nerve improves outcome in patients with chronic headache and neck pain — a retrospective cohort study	9
Risk factors for need of reoperation in bilateral chronic subdural haematomas	9
Is there a variance in complication types associated with ALIF approaches? A systematic review	9
Efficacy of caudal pedunculopontine nucleus stimulation on postural instability and gait disorders in Parkinson’s disease	9
Prevalence and outcome of comorbidities associated with acromegaly	9
Free will and neurosurgical resections of the supplementary motor area: a critical review	9
Spontaneous angiogram-negative subarachnoid hemorrhage: a retrospective single center cohort study	9
Anterior callosal angle correlates with gait impairment and fall risk in iNPH patients	9
Shunt performance in 349 patients with hydrocephalus after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage	9
Three-dimensional high-definition exoscope (Kestrel View II) in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a valid alternative to operative microscope-assisted surgery	9
Biportal endoscopic debridement and percutaneous screw fixation technique for spinal tuberculosis: how I do it	9
How I do it? Uniportal full endoscopic pseudoarthrosis release of left L5/S1 Bertolotti’s syndrome under intraoperative computer tomographic guidance in an ambulatory setting	9
Aggressive pituitary neuroendocrine tumors: current practices, controversies, and perspectives, on behalf of the EANS skull base section	9
Longstanding overt ventriculomegaly in adults (LOVA) with patent aqueduct: surgical outcome and etiopathogenesis of a possibly distinct form of chronic hydrocephalus	8
Editorial: Radiosurgical induced malignancy associated with stereotactic radiosurgery	8
Differences in surgical outcome between petroclival meningioma and anterior petrous meningioma	8
“Omics” in traumatic brain injury: novel approaches to a complex disease	8
Distribution of electric field in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder treated with deep brain stimulation of the bed nucleus of stria terminalis	8
How I do it: endoscopic endonasal resection of tuberculum sellae meningioma	8
Volumetric growth rate of incidental asymptomatic meningiomas: a single-center prospective cohort study	8
Waiting time for surgery influences the outcome in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus — a population-based study	8
Distress and quality of life do not change over time in patients with operated and conservatively managed intracranial meningioma	8
Bumetanide lowers acute hydrocephalus in a rat model of subarachnoid hemorrhage	8
Early clinical predictors of functional recovery following traumatic spinal cord injury: a population-based study of 143 patients	8
Impact of the weekend effect on outcome after microsurgical clipping of ruptured intracranial aneurysms	8
The “springform” technique in cranioplasty: custom made 3D-printed templates for intraoperative modelling of polymethylmethacrylate cranial implants	8
An association of low high-density lipoprotein levels with recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma	8
The Shape grading system: a classification for growth patterns of pituitary adenomas	8