OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica is 4. 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
Guidelines for Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (Third Edition): Endorsed by the Japanese Society of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus	250
Diagnostic Criteria for Moyamoya Disease - 2021 Revised Version	103
2021 Japanese Guidelines for the Management of Moyamoya Disease: Guidelines from the Research Committee on Moyamoya Disease and Japan Stroke Society	99
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	48
Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Tremor-dominant Parkinson’s Disease: A Prospective 1-year Follow-up Study	20
Chronic Subdural Hematoma-Evolution of Etiology and Surgical Treatment-	18
Coagulopathy and Traumatic Brain Injury: Overview of New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies	16
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	16
Differentiating between Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma and Glioblastoma: The Diagnostic Value of Combining <sup>18</sup>F-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography with Arte	15
The Japan Neurosurgical Database: Statistics Update 2018 and 2019	14
Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Therapy for Acute Large Vessel Occlusion with Large Ischemic Core (RESCUE-Japan LIMIT): Rationale and Study Protocol	14
Malignant Progression of Diffuse Low-grade Gliomas: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on Incidence and Related Factors	12
Primary Experiences with Robot-assisted Navigation-based Frameless Stereo-electroencephalography: Higher Accuracy than Neuronavigation-guided Manual Adjustment	12
Artificial Intelligence Trained by Deep Learning Can Improve Computed Tomography Diagnosis of Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Nonspecialists	11
Nation-wide Brain Tumor Registry-based Study of Intracranial Meningioma in Japan: Analysis of Surgery-related Risks	11
Small Unruptured Aneurysm Verification-prevention Effect against Growth of Cerebral Aneurysm Study Using Statin	11
Safety of Gliadel Implant for Malignant Glioma: Report of Postmarketing Surveillance in Japan	11
Cerebrospinal Fluid Production and Absorption and Ventricular Enlargement Mechanisms in Hydrocephalus	11
Molecular Genetic Profile of 300 Japanese Patients with Diffuse Gliomas Using a Glioma-tailored Gene Panel	10
Perioperative Complications and Adverse Events after Surgery for Peripheral Nerve- and Para-lumbar Spine Diseases	10
Reference Values for Cranial Morphology Based on Three-dimensional Scan Analysis in 1-month-old Healthy Infants in Japan	10
A Smartphone Application as a Telemedicine Tool for Stroke Care Management	10
Accumulation of Macromolecules in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus	10
Treatment Strategies and Challenges to Avoid Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunting for Pediatric Hydrocephalus	9
Impact of COVID-19 on the Volume of Acute Stroke Admissions: A Nationwide Survey in Japan	8

Functional Outcome in Patients with Chronic Subdural Hematoma: Postoperative Delirium and Operative Procedure	8
Sequential Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization after Burr Hole Surgery for Recurrent Chronic Subdural Hematoma	8
Evaluating Cranial Growth in Japanese Infants Using a Three-dimensional Scanner: Relationship between Growth-related Parameters and Deformational Plagiocephaly	7
Changes in Vessel Wall Enhancement Related to the Recent Neurological Symptoms in Patients with Moyamoya Disease	7
Neurointensive Care of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Based on Coagulation and Fibrinolytic Parameter Monitoring	7
Epidemiologic Study of Primary Brain Tumors in Miyazaki Prefecture: A Regional 10-year Survey in Southern Japan	7
Stereoelectroencephalography versus Subdural Electrode Implantation to Determine Whether Patients with Drug-resistant Epilepsy Are Candidates for Epilepsy Surgery	7
Higher Non-fasting Serum Triglyceride Preceding the Carotid Stenosis Progression	7
Dissection of the Sylvian Fissure in the Trans-sylvian Approach Based on the Morphological Classification of the Superficial Middle Cerebral Vein	7
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	7
3D Turbo Spin-echo MRI-based Mechanical Thrombectomy at Middle Cerebral Artery Bifurcations	6
Comparison of Symptomatic Vasospasm after Surgical Clipping and Endovascular Coiling	6
Relationship between Pathological Characteristics and Radiological Findings on Perfusion MR Imaging of Meningioma	6
Techniques, Indications, and Outcomes in Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Tremor	6
Pipeline Flex with Shield Technology Placement for Small- and Medium-sized Aneurysms Achieves Early Complete Occlusion	6
Comparison of Single and Dual Monitoring during Carotid Endarterectomy	6
Growth Curves for Intracranial Volume and Two-dimensional Parameters for Japanese Children without Cranial Abnormality: Toward Treatment of Craniosynostosis	6
Comparison of Thresholds between Bipolar and Monopolar Electrical Cortical Stimulation	6
Comparison of Pipeline Embolization and Coil Embolization for the Treatment of Large Unruptured Paraclinoid Aneurysms	6
Relationship between Preoperative Neuroradiological Findings and Intraoperative Bulbocavernosus Reflex Amplitude in Patients with Intradural Extramedullary Tumors	6
Augmented Reality in Stereotactic Neurosurgery: Current Status and Issues	6
Advances in Molecular Biological and Translational Studies in World Health Organization Grades 2 and 3 Meningiomas: A Literature Review	6
Importance of Hydrostatic Pressure and Irrigation for Hemostasis in Neuroendoscopic Surgery	6
Surgical Management of Chiari Malformation Type I and Instability of the Craniocervical Junction Based on Its Pathogenesis and Classification	6
Ultra-high-molecular-weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Wing Method for Strong Cranioplasty	5
Frameless Stereotactic Biopsy with Intraoperative Computed Tomography "Assessment of Efficacy and Real Target Registration Error"	5
Surgical Strategy for Directional Deep Brain Stimulation	5
Streak Metal Artifact Reduction Technique in Cone Beam Computed Tomography Images after Endovascular Neurosurgery	5
Clinical Outcome of Cytoreductive Surgery Prior to Bevacizumab for Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma: A Single-center Retrospective Analysis	5
Return to the Original Work Activity Following the Full-endoscopic Lumbar Surgery under the Local Anesthesia	5
Feasibility of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Aged 90 Years or Older Compared to Younger Patients	5
Long-term Outcomes of Non-syndromic and Syndromic Craniosynostosis: Analysis of Demographic, Morphologic, and Surgical Factors	5
Efficacy of a Novel Prophylactic Barbiturate Therapy for Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries: Step-down Infusion of a Barbiturate with Normothermia	5
Fusing of Preoperative Magnetic Resonance and Intraoperative O-arm Images in Deep Brain Stimulation Enhance Intuitive Surgical Planning and Increase Accuracy of Lead Placement	5
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Patients with Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome	5
Preoperative Apparent Diffusion Coefficient of Peritumoral Lesion Associate with Recurrence in Patients with Glioblastoma	5
Combined Strategy of Burr Hole Surgery and Elective Craniotomy under Intracranial Pressure Monitoring for Severe Acute Subdural Hematoma	5
Endovascular Treatment for Lateral Wall Paraclinoid Aneurysms and the Influence of Internal Carotid Artery Angle	5
A Nationwide Questionnaire Survey on Awake Craniotomy in Japan	5
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	4
Recent Declining Trend of Incidence Rate of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Shimane, Japan: The Japan Incidence of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (JIS) Study	4
Respiratory-driven Cyclic Cerebrospinal Fluid Motion in the Intracranial Cavity on Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Insights into the Pathophysiology of Neurofluid Dysfunction	4
Modified Shoelace Dural Closure with Collagen Matrix in Extended Transsphenoidal Surgery	4
Significant Correlation between Delayed Relief after Microvascular Decompression and Morphology of the Abnormal Muscle Response in Patients with Hemifacial Spasm	4
Less Invasive Combined Micro- and Endoscopic Neurolysis of Superficial Peroneal Nerve Entrapment: Technical Note	4
Impact of Dynamic Change of Meandering of Parallel Artery to the Idiopathic Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome	4
Eye Movement Network Originating from Frontal Eye Field: Electric Cortical Stimulation and Diffusion Tensor Imaging	4
Multitier Network Analysis Using Resting-state Functional MRI for Epilepsy Surgery	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

Comparison of the Interlaminar and Transforaminal Approaches for Full-endoscopic Discectomy for the Treatment of L4/5 Lumbar Disc Herniation	4
Identifying Cerebral Large Vessel Occlusion in Acute Ischemic Stroke by MRI Positioning Scanning	4