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Papers

(The median citation count of Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica is 1. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Guidelines for Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (Third Edition): Endorsed by the Japanese Society of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus	193
2021 Japanese Guidelines for the Management of Moyamoya Disease: Guidelines from the Research Committee on Moyamoya Disease and Japan Stroke Society	70
Diagnostic Criteria for Moyamoya Disease - 2021 Revised Version	55
Guidelines for Mechanical Thrombectomy in Japan, the Fourth Edition, March 2020: A Guideline from the Japan Stroke Society, the Japan Neurosurgical Society, and the Japanese Society for Neuroendovascu	43
Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Tremor-dominant Parkinson’s Disease: A Prospective 1-year Follow-up Study	17
Long-term Follow-up Results after Flow Diverter Therapy Using the Pipeline Embolization Device for Large or Giant Unruptured Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysms: Single-center Retrospective Analysis in	14
Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Therapy for Acute Large Vessel Occlusion with Large Ischemic Core (RESCUE-Japan LIMIT): Rationale and Study Protocol	13
Differentiating between Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma and Glioblastoma: The Diagnostic Value of Combining <sup>18</sup>F-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography with Arte	13
Nation-wide Brain Tumor Registry-based Study of Intracranial Meningioma in Japan: Analysis of Surgery-related Risks	10
Coagulopathy and Traumatic Brain Injury: Overview of New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies	10
Accumulation of Macromolecules in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus	9
Small Unruptured Aneurysm Verification-prevention Effect against Growth of Cerebral Aneurysm Study Using Statin	9
Reference Values for Cranial Morphology Based on Three-dimensional Scan Analysis in 1-month-old Healthy Infants in Japan	9
Malignant Progression of Diffuse Low-grade Gliomas: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on Incidence and Related Factors	9
The Japan Neurosurgical Database: Statistics Update 2018 and 2019	8
Safety of Gliadel Implant for Malignant Glioma: Report of Postmarketing Surveillance in Japan	8
A Smartphone Application as a Telemedicine Tool for Stroke Care Management	7
Higher Non-fasting Serum Triglyceride Preceding the Carotid Stenosis Progression	7
Chronic Subdural Hematoma-Evolution of Etiology and Surgical Treatment-	7
Primary Experiences with Robot-assisted Navigation-based Frameless Stereo-electroencephalography: Higher Accuracy than Neuronavigation-guided Manual Adjustment	7
Molecular Genetic Profile of 300 Japanese Patients with Diffuse Gliomas Using a Glioma-tailored Gene Panel	7
Changes in Vessel Wall Enhancement Related to the Recent Neurological Symptoms in Patients with Moyamoya Disease	7
Perioperative Complications and Adverse Events after Surgery for Peripheral Nerve- and Para-lumbar Spine Diseases	6
Stereoelectroencephalography versus Subdural Electrode Implantation to Determine Whether Patients with Drug-resistant Epilepsy Are Candidates for Epilepsy Surgery	6
Treatment Strategies and Challenges to Avoid Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunting for Pediatric Hydrocephalus	6

Artificial Intelligence Trained by Deep Learning Can Improve Computed Tomography Diagnosis of Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Nonspecialists	6
Comparison of Pipeline Embolization and Coil Embolization for the Treatment of Large Unruptured Paraclinoid Aneurysms	6
Epidemiologic Study of Primary Brain Tumors in Miyazaki Prefecture: A Regional 10-year Survey in Southern Japan	5
Clinical Outcome of Cytoreductive Surgery Prior to Bevacizumab for Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma: A Single-center Retrospective Analysis	5
Neurointensive Care of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Based on Coagulation and Fibrinolytic Parameter Monitoring	5
Sequential Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization after Burr Hole Surgery for Recurrent Chronic Subdural Hematoma	5
Impact of COVID-19 on the Volume of Acute Stroke Admissions: A Nationwide Survey in Japan	5
Techniques, Indications, and Outcomes in Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Tremor	5
Usefulness of 3 Tesla Ultrashort Echo Time Magnetic Resonance Angiography (UTE-MRA, SILENT-MRA) for Evaluation of the Mother Vessel after Cerebral Aneurysm Clipping: Case Series of 19 Patients	5
Comparison of Symptomatic Vasospasm after Surgical Clipping and Endovascular Coiling	5
Relationship between Pathological Characteristics and Radiological Findings on Perfusion MR Imaging of Meningioma	5
Endovascular Treatment for Lateral Wall Paraclinoid Aneurysms and the Influence of Internal Carotid Artery Angle	5
Streak Metal Artifact Reduction Technique in Cone Beam Computed Tomography Images after Endovascular Neurosurgery	5
Augmented Reality in Stereotactic Neurosurgery: Current Status and Issues	5
Growth Curves for Intracranial Volume and Two-dimensional Parameters for Japanese Children without Cranial Abnormality: Toward Treatment of Craniosynostosis	5
Combined Strategy of Burr Hole Surgery and Elective Craniotomy under Intracranial Pressure Monitoring for Severe Acute Subdural Hematoma	5
Comparison of Single and Dual Monitoring during Carotid Endarterectomy	4
Ultra-high-molecular-weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Wing Method for Strong Cranioplasty	4
Feasibility of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Aged 90 Years or Older Compared to Younger Patients	4
Long-term Outcomes of Non-syndromic and Syndromic Craniosynostosis: Analysis of Demographic, Morphologic, and Surgical Factors	4
Advances in Molecular Biological and Translational Studies in World Health Organization Grades 2 and 3 Meningiomas: A Literature Review	4
Dissection of the Sylvian Fissure in the Trans-sylvian Approach Based on the Morphological Classification of the Superficial Middle Cerebral Vein	4
Relationship between Preoperative Neuroradiological Findings and Intraoperative Bulbocavernosus Reflex Amplitude in Patients with Intradural Extramedullary Tumors	4
Functional Outcome in Patients with Chronic Subdural Hematoma: Postoperative Delirium and Operative Procedure	4
Craniopharyngiomas, including Recurrent Cases, Lack TERT Promoter Hotspot Mutations	4
An Evaluation of the Safety and Feasibility of Adenosine-assisted Clipping Surgery for Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms: Study Protocol	4
Evaluating Cranial Growth in Japanese Infants Using a Three-dimensional Scanner: Relationship between Growth-related Parameters and Deformational Plagiocephaly	4
3D Turbo Spin-echo MRI-based Mechanical Thrombectomy at Middle Cerebral Artery Bifurcations	4
Less Invasive Combined Micro- and Endoscopic Neurolysis of Superficial Peroneal Nerve Entrapment: Technical Note	4
Cerebrospinal Fluid Production and Absorption and Ventricular Enlargement Mechanisms in Hydrocephalus	4
Eye Movement Network Originating from Frontal Eye Field: Electric Cortical Stimulation and Diffusion Tensor Imaging	4
Pipeline Flex with Shield Technology Placement for Small- and Medium-sized Aneurysms Achieves Early Complete Occlusion	4
Comparison of Thresholds between Bipolar and Monopolar Electrical Cortical Stimulation	3
Efficacy of a Novel Prophylactic Barbiturate Therapy for Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries: Step-down Infusion of a Barbiturate with Normothermia	3
A Super-selective Wada Test Successfully Detected an Artery That Supplied Broca’s Area in a Case of Left Frontal Lobe Glioblastoma: Technical Case Report	3
Role of Routine Repeat Head CT for Pediatric Patients under 2 Years Old with Mild-to-moderate Traumatic Brain Injury	3
Survival Rate and Shunt Infection Incidence Following Gastrostomy in Adult Patients with an Existing Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt	3
Conservative Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma with Gorei-san	3
Multitier Network Analysis Using Resting-state Functional MRI for Epilepsy Surgery	3
Long-term Durability of Coil Embolization for Unruptured Aneurysm after Introduction of the Neck-bridge Stent: Comparison between the Pre-stent Era and the Stent Era	3
Factors Associated with Rapidly Deteriorating Myelopathy in Patients with Spinal Arteriovenous Shunts	3
A Nationwide Questionnaire Survey on Awake Craniotomy in Japan	3
Preliminary Experience of the Surpass Streamline Flow Diverter for Large and Giant Unruptured Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysms	3
Spinal Surgery after Bilateral Subthalamic Stimulation for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Retrospective Outcome Analysis of Pain and Functional Control	3
Return to the Original Work Activity Following the Full-endoscopic Lumbar Surgery under the Local Anesthesia	3
Respiratory-driven Cyclic Cerebrospinal Fluid Motion in the Intracranial Cavity on Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Insights into the Pathophysiology of Neurofluid Dysfunction	3
Importance of Hydrostatic Pressure and Irrigation for Hemostasis in Neuroendoscopic Surgery	3
Atypical Histological Features as Risk Factors for Recurrence in Newly Diagnosed WHO Grade I Meningioma	3
Significant Correlation between Delayed Relief after Microvascular Decompression and Morphology of the Abnormal Muscle Response in Patients with Hemifacial Spasm	3
Fusing of Preoperative Magnetic Resonance and Intraoperative O-arm Images in Deep Brain Stimulation Enhance Intuitive Surgical Planning and Increase Accuracy of Lead Placement	3

Current Status and Future Objectives of Surgical Therapies for Epilepsy in Japan	3
Clinical Impacts of Stereotactic Electroencephalography on Epilepsy Surgery and Associated Issues in the Current Situation in Japan	3
Surgical Strategy for Directional Deep Brain Stimulation	3
Identifying Cerebral Large Vessel Occlusion in Acute Ischemic Stroke by MRI Positioning Scanning	3
Identification of the Facial Colliculus in Two-dimensional and Three-dimensional Images	3
Neurosurgical Treatment of Patients with Posterior Fossa Acute Subdural Hematoma Right after Cardiac Surgery	2
Preoperative Apparent Diffusion Coefficient of Peritumoral Lesion Associate with Recurrence in Patients with Glioblastoma	2
Effects of Microvascular Decompression on Pain Relief and Quality of Life in Late Elderly Patients with Trigeminal Neuralgia	2
Predictors of Seizure Outcome after Repeat Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery: Reasons for Failure, Sex, Electrophysiology, and Temporal Lobe Surgery	2
Modified Shoelace Dural Closure with Collagen Matrix in Extended Transsphenoidal Surgery	2
Cerebral Aneurysms with Internal Carotid Artery Agenesis: A Unique Case Similar to Moyamoya Disease and Literature Review	2
Effect of Enteral Nutrition on In-hospital Infection and Hospital Expense in Stroke Patients: A Retrospective Assessment	2
Difference of Thrombus Location between Initial Noninvasive Vascular Image and First DSA Findings in Mechanical Thrombectomy for Intracranial Large Vessel Occlusion: Post Hoc Analysis of the SKIP Stud	2
Perioperative Deep Vein Thrombosis and D-dimer Measurement in Patients with Brain Tumor	2
Frameless Stereotactic Biopsy with Intraoperative Computed Tomography "Assessment of Efficacy and Real Target Registration Error"	2
Predictive Factors of Return Home and Return to Work for Intensive Care Unit Survivors after Traumatic Brain Injury with a Follow-up Period of 2 Years	2
Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Bone Graft Substitute for Lumbar Vertebral Fracture Associated Radiculopathy	2
Effect of Robot-assisted Rehabilitation to Botulinum Toxin A Injection for Upper Limb Disability in Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Case Series and Systematic Review	2
Surgical Management of Chiari Malformation Type I and Instability of the Craniocervical Junction Based on Its Pathogenesis and Classification	2
Clinical Factors Related to Outcomes in Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery: Insight into Predictors of Poor Surgical Outcome	2
Evolution and Revolution of Imaging Technologies in Neurosurgery	2
Relationship between Deep White Matter Hyperintensities on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Postoperative Cognitive Function Following Clipping of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm	2
Development and Validation of Scoring Indication of Surgical Clipping and Endovascular Coiling for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage from the Post Hoc Analysis of Japan Stroke Data Bank	2
Investigation of Objectivity in Scoring and Evaluating Microvascular Anastomosis Simulation Training	2
Pitfalls of Commonly Used Ischemic and Dementia Models Due to Early Seizure by Carotid Ligation	2
Japanese Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial of Neurosurgical Clipping versus Endovascular Coiling in 1863 Patients with Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms	2
Motor Mapping with Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Comparison with Electrical Cortical Stimulation	2
Comparison of the Interlaminar and Transforaminal Approaches for Full-endoscopic Discectomy for the Treatment of L4/5 Lumbar Disc Herniation	2
Recent Declining Trend of Incidence Rate of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Shimane, Japan: The Japan Incidence of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (JIS) Study	2
Aspect Ratio Is Associated with Recanalization after Coiling of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms	2
Changes in Outcomes after Discharge from an Acute Hospital in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury	2
Comparison of Outcomes of Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Full-endoscopic Laminectomy for L5 Radiculopathy Caused by Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis	2
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Patients with Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome	2
Stroke Mimics and Chameleons from the Radiological Viewpoint of Glioma Diagnosis	2
Frequency of Diplopia after Intraoperative Nerve Disturbance in Trochlear Nerve Schwannoma: A Case Report and Systematic Review	1
Additional Effect of High-output Current and/or High-duty Cycle in Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Adolescent/Adult Intractable Epilepsy	1
Sequential Change of Facial Nerve Motor Function after Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm: An Electrophysiological Study	1
Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy with CyberKnife for Large Arteriovenous Malformations and Arteriovenous Malformations Located in Eloquent Areas	1
Usefulness of the Multimodal Fusion Image for Visualization of Deep Sylvian Veins	1
Japan Trevo Registry: Real-world Registry of Stent Retriever Alone or in Combined Therapy with Aspiration Catheter for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Japan	1
Morphological Analysis of the Sylvian Fissure Stem to Guide a Safe Trans-sylvian Fissure Approach	1
Incidence of Chronic Subdural Hematoma after Mild Head Trauma in Elderly Patients with or without Pre-traumatic Conditioning of Anti-thrombotic Drugs	1
Six-month Outcomes after PulseRider- and Conventional Single Stent-assisted Embolization for Bifurcation Aneurysms: A Propensity-adjusted Comparison	1
Triggering of Carotid Sinus Reflex during Deployment of the Flow-diverter Device	1
Bilateral Posterolateral Sulcus Approach for the Removal of Spinal Intramedullary Metastatic Adenocarcinoma: A Technical Case Report	1
Combined Transcranial-endonasal Reconstructive Surgery for Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage Resulting from Traumatic Anterior Skull Base Fractures Involving the Parasellar Region	1
Myoinositol to Total Choline Ratio in Glioblastomas as a Potential Prognostic Factor in Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy	1
Bacterial Flora in the Sphenoid Sinus Changes with Perioperative Prophylactic Antibiotic Administration	1
Short-segment Internal Trapping for Symptomatic Thrombosed Large Fusiform Vertebral Artery Aneurysms (Bird’s Nest Trapping): A Technical Note	1
Subclavian Artery-Carotid Artery Bypass for Subclavian Artery or Common Carotid Artery Severe Stenosis or Occlusion	1
Usefulness of Craniograms in Discriminating Coiled Intracranial Aneurysms Requiring Retreatment	1
“Tailor-made” Total Cerebral Protection during Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation	1
Prognostic Factors and Histopathological Features of Pediatric Intracranial Ependymomas: Nationwide Brain Tumor Registry-based Study of Japan	1
History of Carotid Artery Reconstruction around the World and in Japan	1
Use of a Simulation Model to Investigate the Mechanisms of Sports-related Head Injuries	1
Simple, Quick, and Safe Dural Incision Technique for Patients with Expected Brain Bulging during Decompressive Craniectomy: “Crank-shaped Dural Incisions”	1
Association between Carotid Bifurcation Angle and Vulnerable Plaque Volume Using Black Blood Magnetic Resonance Imaging	1
Safety and Validity of Anterior Cervical Disc Replacement for Single-level Cervical Disc Disease: Initial Two-year Follow-up of the Prospective Observational Post-marketing Surveillance Study for Japa	1
Epidemiology of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Isolated Islands in Japan: A Population-based Study in the Miyako Islands	1
Intra-arterial Contrast-enhanced Micro-computed Tomography Can Evaluate Intracranial Status in the Ultra-early Phase of Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Rats	1
Vein-related Trigeminal Neuralgia: How to Determine the Treatment Method of the Causative Vein: A Technical Note	1
Supramaximal Resection Can Prolong the Survival of Patients with Cortical Glioblastoma: A Volumetric Study	1
Factors Associated with Prolonged Impairment of Consciousness in Adult Patients Admitted for Seizures: A Comprehensive Single-center Study	1
Marked Reduction of Cerebral Vasospasm with Intrathecal Urokinase Infusion Therapy after Endovascular Coil Embolization of the Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Case Series	1
Accuracy of Pedicle Screw Placement Comparing an Electronic Conductivity Device and a Multi-axis Angiography Unit with C-arm Fluoroscopy in Lumbar Fixation Surgery for Safety	1
Chronological Volume Changes of the Temporal Muscle Pedicle Used for Encephalo-myo-synangiosis in Combined Revascularization for Moyamoya Disease: A Prospective Observational Study	1
Reverse Engineering Glioma Radiomics to Conventional Neuroimaging	1
A Simple Method to Estimate the Trajectory to the Genu of the Corpus Callosum in the Interhemispheric Approach for Distal Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysms	1
Risk Factor for Additional Intravenous Medication during Transforaminal Full-endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy under Local Anesthesia	1
Comparison of the Outcomes of Microendoscopic Cervical Foraminotomy versus Full-endoscopic Cervical Foraminotomy for the Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy	1
Long-term Outcomes after Microsurgical Decompression of Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis and Adverse Effects of Preoperative Scoliosis: A Prospective Cohort Study	1
Outcome of Endovascular Therapy Aiming for Single-session Obliteration of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas	1
Morphological Classification of the Medial Frontal Cortex Based on Cadaver Dissections: A Guide for Interhemispheric Approach	1
Extensive Roles and Technical Advances of Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Chronic Subdural Hematoma	1
Cerebral Edema Due to Chemotherapeutic Wafer Implantation for Malignant Glioma: Registry Study of Correlation with Perioperative Epileptic Seizures	1