OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica is 3. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
The Usefulness of Surgical Titanium Microclips for Mucosal Repair in the Frontal Sinus Using ORBEYE: A Technical Note	59
Correlation between Delayed Relief after Microvascular Decompression and Morphology of the Lateral Spread Response in Patients with Hemifacial Spasm-Further Examination with Compound Motor Action Pote	37
Long-term Outcomes of Combined Revascularization Surgery for Moyamoya Disease in the Elderly: A Single Institute Experience	19
Flow Diverter Stenting for Symptomatic Intracranial Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysms: Clinical Outcomes and Factors for Symptom Improvement	18
Continuous Monitoring of Changes in Heart Rate during the Periprocedural Course of Carotid Artery Stenting Using a Wearable Device: A Prospective Observational Study	18
Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis Features in Aneurysm Development in Rats	18
Surgical Strategies for Giant Pituitary Adenomas to Minimize Postoperative Hematoma Formation	16
Preliminary Safety Study of a Single-dose Perampanel Drip Infusion in Brain Tumor Patients to Prevent Early Postoperative Seizures: The poSTOP Seizure-1 SF Study	16
Differentiation between Anterior and Posterior Roots Using Compound Muscle Action Potential in Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumor Surgery	16
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	16
Impact of Frailty Risk on Functional Outcome after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Historical Cohort Study	16
Effective Smartphone Application Use for Postoperative Management of Moyamoya Disease	15
Transition from Subdural Electrocorticography to Stereo-electroencephalography in Presurgical Evaluation of Epilepsy: Single-institutional Experience	15
Experimental Study of a Newly Developed Prosthesis and Its Initial Clinical Use in Microvascular Decompression Surgery	13
Morphological Analysis of the Sylvian Fissure Stem to Guide a Safe Trans-sylvian Fissure Approach	13
Facial Nerve Conduction Block During Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery: Could it be Caused by the Unintended Effect of Medicines?	12
Treatment Outcomes of PED for Unruptured Aneurysms of Internal Carotid Artery: Comparison of PED-Flex and PED-Shield	12
Evaluation of Cortical Microvascularization by Preoperative Maximum Intensity Projection Method in Moyamoya Disease Reflects the Increase of Pial Arteries on the Brain Surface	12
Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Signal Patterns Predict the Shrinkage of Aneurysms in Large and Giant Intracranial Aneurysms	11
Practical Guide to Clazosentan Administration in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	11
Incidence and Outcomes of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Multicenter Retrospective Registry-based Descriptive Trial in Kobe City	11
Real-world Experience of Embolization for Intracranial Tumors in Japan: Analysis of 2,756 Cases from Japanese Registry of NeuroEndovascular Therapy 4	11
Reconsideration of Surgical Indication for Prolactin-producing Pituitary Tumor Focusing on Visual Impairment	11
Advances in Molecular Biological and Translational Studies in World Health Organization Grades 2 and 3 Meningiomas: A Literature Review	11
Real-world Data of Antithrombotic Therapy in Neuroendovascular Therapy: Analysis of JR-NET 4	10

The Usefulness of the 3.1-mm-diameter 4K Rigid Endoscope for Intracerebral Hematoma Evacuation	10
2024 Japan Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Guidelines for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	9
Multicenter Experience and Diameter Analysis of the Low-profile Visualized Intraluminal Support EVO™ in the Treatment of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms	9
Multifactorial Biomarkers for "Talk and Deteriorate" after Head Trauma Identified Using Machine Learning	9
Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Patients with Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome and Postoperative Outcomes	9
Frequency and Prognostic Impact of CDKN2A/B Alteration in Oligodendrogliomas: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	9
Erratum	9
The Role and Reliability of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm Treatment Score in Decision-making in Surgical Indications for Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Based on the Results at a Japanese Single	9
Volume and Location Analysis of Intracerebral Hemorrhage for the Appropriate Use of Andexanet Alfa	8
Biomechanical Effects of Cage Position in Full-endoscopic Trans-Kambin's Triangle Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Finite Element Analysis	8
Correlation between Delayed Relief after Microvascular Decompression and Morphology of the Lateral Spread Response in Patients with Hemifacial Spasm-Temporal versus Mandibular Branch Stimulation	8
Brain Lesions Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in the Antiretroviral Therapy Era: A Single-center Experience in Japan	8
Usefulness of Transcranial Motor Evoked Potential in Clipping Surgery for Cerebral Aneurysms-Introduction of a New Protocol for Stable Monitoring	8
Relevance of Lumbar Subcutaneous Edema and Local Lordosis	8
Prospects of BRAF/MEK Inhibitor Therapy in Papillary Craniopharyngiomas with the BRAF V600E Mutation: A Scoping Review	7
Risk of Cognitive Decline in Professional Soccer Players after Repetitive Subconcussive Impacts: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	7
Significant Correlation between Delayed Relief after Microvascular Decompression and Morphology of the Abnormal Muscle Response in Patients with Hemifacial Spasm	7
Long-term Cerebrovascular Risk after Microsurgical Clipping of Unruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms: Low Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Incidence and Persistent Stroke Susceptibility over 7,600 Patient-	7
Association between Early Diagnosis, Surgery and Prognosis in Patients with High-Grade Glioma: Retrospective Analysis of a Real-World Healthcare Claims Database in Japan	7
Cytotoxic Lesions of the Corpus Callosum after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Risk of Shunt-Dependent Chronic Hydrocephalus	7
Retrospective Comparative Analysis of Diffusion Tensor and Constrained Spherical Deconvolution Tractography Models in a Clinical Neurosurgical Navigation Platform	6
Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy between Endovascular Coiling and Surgical Clipping of Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms: A 10-year Retrospective Analysis of 851 Aneurysms	6
The Transventricular Preforniceal Approach Can Be Used in Cases Where the Space between the Anterior Commissure and the Venous Angle Is Enlarged	6
Differences between Acute Embolic and Atherosclerotic Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Multiphase Arterial Spin-labeling Imaging	6
Surgical Strategy for Hemispherotomy	6
Ictal Semiology Important for Electrode Implantation and Interpretation of Stereoelectroencephalography	6
Histopathological Investigation of Meningioma Capsule with Respect to Tumor Cell Invasion	5
Surgical Outcomes of Common Peroneal Nerve Entrapment Neuropathy Associated with L5 Radiculopathy	5
Clinical Significance of Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Artery Stenting in Older Patients Over 80	5
Outcomes of Postnatal Myelomeningocele Repair in a Japanese Single-center Cohort: A Comparison with the Management of Myelomeningocele Study Trial	5
Risk Factors for Postoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak after Graded Multilayer Cranial Base Repair with Suturing via the Endoscopic Endonasal Approach	5
Transarticular Fixation Using Bioabsorptive Screws for Cervical Lesions	5
Direction-selective Resistance to Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow as the Cause of Syringomyelia	5
Electroencephalogram-based Objective Assessment of Surgical Expertise during Microvascular Anastomosis Training	5
Detection of Cerebrospinal Fluid-venous Fistulas Using Digital Subtraction Myelography in Refractory Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: A Single-center Study in an Asian Population	5
Reassessing the Role of the Subarcuate Artery in Hearing Preservation during Microvascular Decompression	5
Chronological Volume Changes of the Temporal Muscle Pedicle Used for Encephalo-myo-synangiosis in Combined Revascularization for Moyamoya Disease: A Prospective Observational Study	5
A Novel Method for Optimal Woven EndoBridge Device Sizing by Inscribing a Rectangle in Aneurysm Projections on 2-Dimensional Angiograms	5
Clipping of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm via Various Keyhole Mini-craniotomy Procedures: Substantial Curability and Psychological Comfort in 350 Cases over 20 Years	5
Distal Endovascular Occlusion for Incomplete Occlusion of Cavernous Carotid Aneurysms after High-flow Bypass and Cervical Internal Carotid Artery Ligation	4
Outcome after Endovascular Treatment of Patients with Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm over 90 Years of Age	4
Full-endoscopic Spine Surgery for the Treatment of Far-out Syndrome: A Case Series	4
Cerebrospinal Fluid Production and Absorption and Ventricular Enlargement Mechanisms in Hydrocephalus	4
Enhancement of Intraoperative Transcranial Motor-evoked Potential Derivation with the Use of a Fibular Head Reference Electrode Placement Method in Spine Surgery	4
Stepwise Improvement of Cerebral Hemodynamics in Staged Angioplasty for Carotid Artery Stenosis	4
Effects of Microvascular Decompression on Pain Relief and Quality of Life in Late Elderly Patients with Trigeminal Neuralgia	4
Possible Delayed Foreign Body Reactions against Titanium Clips and Coating Materials after Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysm Surgery	4
Temporal Base Transdural Anastomosis in Moyamoya Disease: A Potential Association with Posterior Cerebral Artery Involvement and Clinical Importance	4
Effective Mechanical Thrombectomy for Posterior Circulation Ischemia Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging-based Arterial Structures	4
Subclavian Artery-Carotid Artery Bypass for Subclavian Artery or Common Carotid Artery Severe Stenosis or Occlusion	4

Usefulness of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients with Cancer Who Developed Cerebral Infarction	4
Questionnaire Survey of Facilities Conducted among Members of the Japanese Society for Stroke Surgery on Surgical Intervention for Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage	4
Additional Effect of High-output Current and/or High-duty Cycle in Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Adolescent/Adult Intractable Epilepsy	4
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	4
Time-to-maximum Analysis Using Rapid Processing of Perfusion and Diffusion Software for Assessment of the Risk of Delayed Cerebral Ischemia after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	4
Cisternostomy in Subarachnoid Space for Symptomatic Rathke's Cleft Cyst	3
Intraoperative Superficial Temporal Artery-middle Cerebral Artery Bypass Failure during Combined Bypass Surgery in Children with Moyamoya Disease	3
Reconsidering the Pathophysiological Interpretation of Polyphasic LSRs in Hemifacial Spasm	3
Erratum	3
Characteristics of Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage with Delayed Hospital Arrival	3
Fence-post-like Stereoelectroencephalography Electrode-guided Focus Resection Technique: Technical Note	3
Feasibility and Reliability of a Novel Tele-stroke Care Unit System in a Japanese Hospital	3
Challenges in the Treatment of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Based on Data in the Japan Neurotrauma Data Bank	3
Short-term Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Transforaminal Full-endoscopic Pars Crisscross Decompression of the Exiting Nerve Root under Local Anesthesia in Adult Isthmic Spondylolisthesis	3
Nationwide Survey of Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Chronic Subdural Hematoma in Japan	3
Chronic Subdural Hematoma-Evolution of Etiology and Surgical Treatment-	3
Is Phantom Limb Awareness Necessary for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain?	3
Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor at 2-year Follow-up	3
Primary Experiences with Robot-assisted Navigation-based Frameless Stereo-electroencephalography: Higher Accuracy than Neuronavigation-guided Manual Adjustment	3
Modified Unilateral Approach for Ventrally Located Spinal Tumors	3
Full-endoscopic Spine Surgery for the Treatment of Lumbar Ligamentous Flavum Hematoma	3
Patient Satisfaction with Surgery for Tarsal- and Carpal- Tunnel Syndrome - Comparative Study	3
Stereotactic Step-by-step Dissection of the Anterior Transpetrosal Approach: A Three-dimensional Photogrammetry-based Educational Tool for Neurosurgeons	3
Pipeline Flex with Shield Technology Placement for Small- and Medium-sized Aneurysms Achieves Early Complete Occlusion	3
Surgical Management of Chiari Malformation Type I and Instability of the Craniocervical Junction Based on Its Pathogenesis and Classification	3
Aspect Ratio Is Associated with Recanalization after Coiling of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms	3