British Journal of Neurosurgery

Papers
(The TQCC of British Journal of Neurosurgery is 2. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Persistent spinal pain syndrome: a proposed replacement for failed back surgery syndrome52
Asymptomatic chronic subdural haematoma - does it need neurosurgical intervention?23
Risk factors and outcome analysis of patients with intraoperative rupture (IOR) of ruptured cerebral aneurysm during microsurgical clipping20
Long-term outcome of patients treated for craniopharyngioma: a single center experience18
Glioblastoma: assessment of the readability and reliability of online information17
Artificial intelligence and the potential for perioperative delabeling of penicillin allergies for neurosurgery inpatients17
A career in neurosurgery: perceptions and the impact of a national SBNS/NANSIG neurosurgery careers day16
Delayed post-operative aggravation of sleep related disturbances in patients of basilar invagination with Chiari malformation: case report and review of the literature16
Animal products in neurosurgery – navigating informed consent16
A lecture series – neurosurgery in an Irish Medical School without an associated neurosurgical Centre15
Further data on the value of intra-ventricular administration of aminoglycosides to treat post-neurosurgical Gram-negative meningitis is required12
Ventriculo-inferior-venacaval shunt salvage via endovascular surgery12
Giant, lamellated colloid cyst: ‘Russian-Doll’ appearance12
Training future reviewers11
Assessing national patterns and outcomes of pituitary surgery: is hospital administrative data good enough?11
The glasgow lumbar spinal stenosis scale: an individualised measurement formula for the radiological assessment of lumbar spinal stenosis11
Letter to the editor regarding “Unilateral chronic subdural hematoma due to spontaneous intracranial hypotension: a report of four cases”11
Endoscopic versus open microsurgery for colloid cysts of the third ventricle10
Tetraventricular hydrocephalus with aqueductal flow void: an overlooked entity having consistent improvement following endoscopic third ventriculostomy9
Evaluation of the safety, radiographic and resident training results of thoracic pedicle screws placement using resection of the transverse process9
Volume staged stereotactic radiosurgery and endovascular embolization in the treatment of cerebral proliferative angiopathy: lessons learned8
The rupture of an anterior communicating artery aneurysm does not associate with an asymmetry in the A1 or A2 arteries: a retrospective study of radiological features8
Removal of grade IV vestibular schwannomas by retrosigmoid approach: results of a cumulative series of two European centers8
CyberKnife for the management of Cushing’s disease: our institutional experience and review of literature8
Robotically facilitated parafasicular microsurgery to a brain arteriovenous malformation in a paediatric patient8
Osteoradionecrosis and microvascular free flap failure managed with negative pressure wound therapy: A case report8
Lateral supraorbital approach for resection of large and giant olfactory groove meningiomas: a single center experience8
Drop metastasis from the extradural to the intradural space in spinal Ewing’s sarcoma – a novel case report8
Intravenous milrinone for delayed cerebral ischaemia in aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: a systematic review7
Wandering rod: form lumbar spine into left pleural cavity with nerve irritated symptoms7
Subarachnoid hemorrhage after full endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a case report7
Hounsfield unit values for estimation of bone mineral density7
Letter to the editor regarding the article ‘traumatic iatrogenic dissecting anterior cerebral artery aneurysms: conservative management as a therapeutic option’7
Effectiveness of the ‘hoisting method’ for shunt placement7
Supratentorial primary paraganglioma with good long-term outcome following radical excision7
A ventricular catheter that migrated into the fourth ventricle successfully removed using a neuroendoscope7
Schwannomatosis of the sciatic nerve: a case report6
Non-missile penetrating brain injury—surgical techniques for removing a long penetrating foreign body: a case report6
The value of repeated lumbar puncture to test for xanthochromia, in patients with clinical suspicion of subarachnoid haemorrhage, with CT-negative and initial traumatic tap6
A survey of the radiological follow-up of unruptured intracranial aneurysms in the United Kingdom6
Halo vest immobilization – an institutional review of safety in acute cervical spine injury from 2013 to 20176
Cauda equina syndrome from intradural metastasis of a non-neural tumor: case report and review of literature6
Combined contralateral C7 to C7 and L5 to S1 cross nerve transfer for treating limb hemiplegia after stroke6
Proceedings of the 2022 Spring Meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons6
A risk assessment strategy to re-introduce elective neurosurgery patients during COVID-196
Cervical decompressive laminectomy and lateral mass screw-rod arthrodesis: surgical experience and analytical review of 4120 consecutive screws6
Functional MRI applications for intra-axial brain tumours: uses and nuances in surgical practise5
Relationship between hinge fracture and postoperative axial symptoms after cervical laminoplasty5
Proceedings of the 2024 Spring Meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons5
Customising the surgical management for intraventricular meningiomas – ‘one size doesn’t fit all’5
Strategic insights and survival outcomes: a systematic review of CNS metastases in uterine cervical cancer5
Patient-specific automated cerebrospinal fluid pressure control to augment spinal wound closure: a case series using the LiquoGuard®5
Patient selection and outcome of deep brain stimulation for multiple sclerosis-associated tremor5
Too many case reports…5
A technique to facilitate the cannulation of the foramen ovale for balloon compression5
5-Aminolevulinic acid fluorescence-guided endoscopic surgery for deep-seated intraparenchymal tumors5
Endocrine dysregulation in aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage5
Endovascular management of V3 segment vertebro-vertebral fistula: case management and literature review5
Surgical outcomes of intraoperative O-arm versus C-arm fluoroscopy in occipitocervical fixation: a retrospective analysis5
Between Scylla and Charybdis: risks of early therapeutic anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism after acute intracranial hemorrhage4
Giant epidermoid cyst penetrating the skull: a case report and literature review4
Intraspinal canal platform system for coil embolization of anterior spinal artery aneurysm associated with spinal cord arteriovenous malformation: a case report and literature review4
Successful multimodality management of extrarenal extracranial malignant rhabdoid tumour of the left sciatic nerve mimicking a neurofibroma4
Determinants of quality of life in degenerative cervical myelopathy: a systematic review4
Degenerative cervical myelopathy education in UK medical schools: a national cross-sectional survey of medical students4
Drug-resistant epilepsy in children with hemophilia: how can we do it surgically?4
Why are neurosurgeons sued? A single-center, half-decade review4
Interdural extra-arachnoidal resection of fifth nerve schwannomas with tailored petrous drilling: Eliminating the blind spot4
A single-center experience of transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery for acromegaly in 73 patients: results and predictive factors for remission4
Decompressive craniectomy incisions: all roads lead to bone4
Modic changes and its association with other MRI phenotypes in east Anatolian low back pain patients4
Posterior realignment of basilar invagination with facet joint distraction technique*4
Giant aneurysms of the distal posterior inferior cerebellar artery – systematic review4
Surgical treatment of a patient with Gorham-Stout disease of craniovertebral junction: case report and literature review4
Accessory nerve schwannoma extending into the fourth ventricle: case report and review of literature4
Primary and secondary gliosarcoma: differences in treatment and outcome4
Epidural empyema following nBCA embolization of the middle meningeal artery for the treatment of a chronic subdural hematoma4
The ‘muscle wonton’ repair – A case series of internal carotid artery injuries at a single Centre during its 10-year experience in endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery4
Pharmacological venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in elective cranial surgery: a systematic review of time of initiation, regimen and duration4
Effectiveness of additional C2 decompression of the cervical spinal canal after cervical laminoplasty: a retrospective cohort study4
Minimally invasive keyhole supraorbital craniotomy as treatment option for penetrating foreign body through orbital roof4
The iliac kickstand screw: anatomic CT analysis of screw trajectory and osseous corridor for screw placement4
Surgical treating lumbar intraspinal tumor through a para-split laminotomy4
Robotic-assisted stereotactic drainage of cerebral abscess and placement of ventriculostomy4
Arachnoid webs causing rostral syrinx due to ball-valve effect: an illustrative report of two cases4
Radiologically defined acute hydrocephalus in aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage4
Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor in adult: case series and an integrated survival analysis4
Multi-joint Charcot arthropathy caused by cervical spondylotic myelopathy and adult degenerative scoliosis with syringomyelia: a case report4
Understanding the role of surgical intervention for patients with concomitant degenerative spinal disease without deformity and Parkinson’s disease: a meta-analysis4
Prognostication of the neurological outcome of tethered cord based on intraoperative neuromonitoring findings: how close can we get?4
Racial and ethnic disparities in brain tumour survival by age group and tumour type3
Resolution of hypoglossal nerve palsy after coil embolization of an anterior condylar confluence fistula3
A prospective observational study of electrocardiographic and echocardiographic changes in traumatic brain injury – effect of surgical decompression3
Site matters: Image-guided percutaneous sampling of intervertebral disc results in increased positive diagnostic yield in spondylodiscitis3
Thoughts on digital microscopes3
Longitudinal neurosurgical activity in the NHS: a retrospective study3
Primary spinal cord glioblastoma multiforme: a single-center experience3
Outcomes of head trauma in children admitted to a tertiary paediatric intensive care unit in South Wales3
Use of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate for microvascular decompression in a Jehovah’s witness patient3
Comparative study on acute management of intracerebral haematoma using local thrombolysis in moyamoya and non-moyamoya patients: a single institution experience3
Anchoring of a mental nerve stimulator for treatment of facial neuropathic pain: a case illustration3
Cerebral syphilitic Gumma in the modern era: a report of an unusual case and brief review of recent published reports3
Imaging of trochlear nerve schwannomas: a case series and systematic review of the literature3
Repeat resection for recurrent glioblastoma in the temozolomide era: a real-world multi-centre study3
Relationship between the sodium fluorescein yellow fluorescence boundary and the actual boundary of high-grade gliomas during surgical resection3
Challenges and opportunities in the care of chronic subdural haematoma: perspectives from a multi-disciplinary working group on the need for change3
The ghost tumour revisited. Corticosteroids in primary central nervous system lymphoma: diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic implications3
A different perspective on the dilemma of durotomy or duraplasty in Chiari type 1 malformation surgery3
Trans-eyebrow supraorbital keyhole approach for suprasellar and intra-suprasellar Rathke cleft cysts: the experience of 16 cases and a literature review3
Moon landing in the operating room: neurosurgery in the covid-19 era3
The safety of early pharmacological venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in patients with traumatic intracranial haemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis3
Malignant vestibular schwannoma with intracerebral metastasis3
Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery reconstruction using the fibrin sealant patch Tachosil ®3
Double lesion MRgFUS thalamotomy for essential tremor: 4.5-year outcomes and framework for assessing loss of efficacy and tremor progression3
Intracranial solitary fibrous tumor/hemangiopericytomas: a clinical analysis of a series of 17 patients3
Transforaminal lumbar endoscopic discectomy: should we abandon it for L5-S1 foraminal and extraforaminal lumbar disc herniations? A prospective non-randomised study and literature review3
Mycotic pseudoaneurysm in the internal carotid artery secondary to cranial base abscess diagnosed with optic neuritis: a case report3
The digital Cullen chart: a red colour perimetry aid for visual field examination3
John Garfield (1930–2019)3
The addition of chloroquine and bevacizumab to standard radiochemotherapy for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme3
Stereotactic radiosurgery for cerebellopontine meningiomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis3
Middle meningeal artery embolisation for chronic subdural haematomas: the first prospective UK study3
The upside-down anatomy: perspectives from cranial neurosurgery3
Intracranial malignant myopericytoma: case report and literature review3
Neurosurgical training: what lessons can the UK learn from global training programs?3
Plagiarism3
Developing a high fidelity, low cost simulation model for retrosigmoid craniotomy and microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve3
Candida meningitis/ventriculitis over a decade. Increased morbidity and length of stay a concern3
Transcutaneous ventriculo-peritoneal shunt catheter extrusion with silent bowel perforation following digestive surgery: a case report3
Endoscopic resection of sellar and suprasellar epidermoid cyst: report of two cases and review of literature3
Indocyanine green illuminates the way to cut the tentorium in occipital transtentorial approach: technical note3
The prognosis of glioblastoma: a large, multifactorial study3
Acute quadriplegia and death following a routine MRI for undiagnosed degenerative cervical myelopathy3
Factors associated with prognosis of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors patients after surgical resection: a retrospective observational study3
The four-handed technique in microsurgery, a useful addition to the vascular neurosurgeon armamentarium3
Letter to the editor regarding “Largest neurosurgical social media group and its impact on communication and research”3
Spinal cord stimulation in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease: a systematic review – revival of a promising therapeutic option?3
Variation, expectations, consent, litigation and GIRFT…3
From textbook to patient: a practical guide to train the end-to-side microvascular anastomosis3
Progress in brain research vol 268: Recent advances and controversies in Gamma Knife neurosurgery,3
Reducing the neurosurgical waiting list burden: is it a futile endeavour?2
Negative or positive imaging: ganglioglioma in a boy with epilepsy2
Mobile cauda equina ependymoma, case report and literature review2
Subgaleal drains may be associated with decreased infection following autologous cranioplasty: a retrospective analysis2
Outcome after treatment of pediatric supratentorial ependymoma: long-term follow-up of a single consecutive institutional series of 26 patients2
Comparison between zero-profile and cage plate devices in the treatment of single-level cervical spondylopathy2
Letter to the editor: late recovery of stereotactic radiosurgery induced perilesional edema of an arteriovenous malformation after Bevacizumab treatment2
Hard collar immobilisation following elective surgery on the cervical spine: a cross-sectional survey of UK spinal surgeons2
The impact of minimum unit pricing on traumatic brain injury in Scotland: a retrospective cohort study of routine national data2
Lateral lumbar interbody fusion – clinical outcomes, fusion rates and complications with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-22
Can ChatGPT outperform a neurosurgical trainee? A prospective comparative study2
Management of AO-type C thoracolumbar fractures during COVID-19 pandemic using distractor device: a novel technique2
Obstructive hydrocephalus due to an enlarged massa intermedia treated with endoscopic third ventriculostomy2
Double lesion MRgFUS treatment of essential tremor targeting the thalamus and posterior sub-thalamic area: preliminary study with two year follow-up2
The clinical features of patients with seizure freedom and failure after total corpus callosotomy for childhood-onset refractory epilepsy2
Radiological cervical foraminal stenosis severity and morphology as a predictor of pre-operative function and functional surgical outcome2
Patient and physician positioning during anterior skull base surgery impacts physician ergonomics2
Identifying prognostic predictors for postoperative pituitary neuroendocrine tumour recurrence: an integrated clinical, radiological, and immunohistochemistry assessment2
Growth hormone-releasing pituitary microadenoma overshaded by a macroadenoma: a case of double pituitary adenomas and review of the literature2
The benefits of perioperative music interventions for patients undergoing neurosurgery: a mixed-methods systematic review2
Tethered cord secondary to focal nondisjunction of the primary neural tube: experience from a Singapore children’s hospital2
The prognostic utility of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in paediatric brain tumours: a retrospective case control study2
The GCS-Pupils (GCS-P) score to assess outcomes after traumatic brain injury: a retrospective study2
Relative survival after meningioma surgery. A French nationwide population-based cohort study2
Cranial decompression and expansion surgery for the treatment of refractory idiopathic intracranial hypertension: case report and systematic review2
3 Tesla intra-operative MRI as an adjunct to endoscopic pituitary surgery: an early assessment of clinical utility2
A survey of teaching undergraduate neuroanatomy in the United Kingdom and Ireland2
Can a culture of team psychological safety and MDT proforma improve team performance and patient outcomes in spinal MDTs?2
Outcome of percutaneous pedicle screw fixation for traumatic thoracic and lumbar fractures –six years experience2
Trial of dexamethasone for chronic subdural hematoma2
Hidden intra-meatal CSF fistula related to VP shunt as a cause for fatal tension pneumocephalus after vestibular schwannoma resection2
Hemoglobin levels as a transfusion criterion in moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis2
Surgical resection of petroclival meningiomas of the cerebellopontine angle and/or diaphragma sellae extension via an extended intradural anterior transpetrous approach2
Ki-67 labeling index and Knosp classification of pituitary adenomas2
Embolic stroke induced by rotational persistent 1st intersegmental artery compression2
Gross total resection with fluorescence could lead to improved overall survival rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis2
Interventions and strategies for enhancing the consent process in neurosurgery. A systematic review of the literature2
A novel asymmetric horizontal splitting fracture of the lumbar spine: pediatric case report of a lateral bending, flexion and distraction fracture2
Management of brain tumour related epilepsy (BTRE): a narrative review and therapy recommendations2
Pial arteriovenous fistula resembling the vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation, treated with staged endovascular embolization: a case report2
Improving recovery after microvascular decompression surgery for hemifacial spasm: experience from 530 cases with enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol2
Tumour treating fields in glioblastoma: is the treatment tolerable, effective, and practical in UK patients?2
A modified vertebroplasty technique for intraoperative thoracic spine localisation: a technical report2
Intracerebral haemorrhage following spine surgery: a word of caution on the use of suction drains2
Neuromate ® robot-assisted ventricular catheter insertion2
Observations on the anti-glioma potential of electrical fields: is there a role for surgical neuromodulation?2
Bilateral epidural D-wave monitoring during resection of an eccentric cervical astrocytoma with evidence of asymmetrical corticospinal desynchronization2
Cycling-related cranio-spinal injuries admitted to a Major Trauma Centre in the cycling capital of the UK2
Simple sutureless closure of a thoracic ventral dural defect in a patient with superficial siderosis: technical report2
Intrasellar hemorrhagic chordoma masquerading as pituitary apoplexy: case report and review of the literature2
Vagus nerve stimulation in ischaemic stroke: further possibilities2
What does it take to become a neurosurgeon? A mixed methods cross-sectional analysis of professional identity formation amongst neurosurgical trainees2
Is endoscopic resection a useful technique for a cavernous sinus sellar cavernoma? A case report and literature review2
Cerebral arteriovenous malformation and foreign accent syndrome: a case report2
Delayed presentation of bamboo foreign body in brainstem, with novel skull base foramen2
Delayed hypersensitivity reaction to a dural repair substitute2
Is postoperative high dependency care really needed for children undergoing supratentorial brain tumour surgery?2
McCune-Albright syndrome associated with pituitary adenoma: a clinicopathological study of ten cases and literature review2
Complications in neurosurgery, acta neurochirurgica supplement 1302
Repeated surgery for hemorrhagic brain metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma: palliation or effective part of a multimodal treatment? A case-based approach2
A new comprehensive grading for giant pituitary adenomas: SLAP grading2
Effect of untethering on occult tethered cord syndrome: a systematic review2
Chiropractic in the NHS: is the placebo effect worth paying for as part of spinal surgery services?2
H3K27M-mutant glioma in thoracic spinal cord and conus medullaris with pilocytic astrocytoma morphology: case report and review of the literature2
Sacral dural arteriovenous fistula supplied by bilateral lateral sacral arteries: case report and literature review2
A case of adult-onset Grisel’s syndrome2
Angioarchitecture of the hemorrhagic developmental venous anomaly with stenosis of the collecting vein and cavernous malformation: a case report2
Sequential rupture of two concomitant cerebral aneurysms2
Cranial neurosurgical robotics2
Retrosigmoid microvascular decompression as a treatment for trigeminal neuralgia in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta2
Aneurysm management in patients over 80 years old with good grade subarachnoid haemorrhage2
Neurosurgical management of vascular compression presenting as visual symptoms secondary to elongated styloid processes (Eagle syndrome)2
Complications associated with deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease: a MAUDE study2
Case series of 100 supraorbital mini-craniotomies in patients with good grade aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage at a single neurosurgical Centre2
Fluorescein sodium fluorescence: role in stereotactic brain biopsy2
Surgical resection versus stereotactic radiosurgery on local recurrence and survival for patients with a single brain metastasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis2
Experimental animal models for brain abscess: a systematic review2
The role of positive nerve root sedimentation sign in the treatment of patients undergoing lumbar disc herniation2
Chaotic lipoma with proximal syrinx –a (not so) rare variant - review of the literature, possible embryology and management2
Does the discontinuation time of antiplatelet or anticoagulation treatment affect hemorrhagic complications in patients undergoing craniotomy for neurovascular lesions?2
Aural complications of foramen ovale procedures for trigeminal neuralgia: anatomical study and literature review2
Surgical treatment of hemifacial spasm caused by fusiform vertebral artery aneurysm: case report and literature review2
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