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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Continuous Monitoring of Changes in Heart Rate during the Periprocedural Course of Carotid Artery Stenting Using a Wearable Device: A Prospective Observational Study	186
Long-term Outcomes of Combined Revascularization Surgery for Moyamoya Disease in the Elderly: A Single Institute Experience	162
The Usefulness of Surgical Titanium Microclips for Mucosal Repair in the Frontal Sinus Using ORBEYE: A Technical Note	47
Bilateral Posterolateral Sulcus Approach for the Removal of Spinal Intramedullary Metastatic Adenocarcinoma: A Technical Case Report	26
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	25
Flow Diverter Stenting for Symptomatic Intracranial Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysms: Clinical Outcomes and Factors for Symptom Improvement	22
Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis Features in Aneurysm Development in Rats	16
Impact of Frailty Risk on Functional Outcome after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Historical Cohort Study	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
Surgical Strategies for Giant Pituitary Adenomas to Minimize Postoperative Hematoma Formation	16
Differentiation between Anterior and Posterior Roots Using Compound Muscle Action Potential in Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumor Surgery	15
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	15
Prognostic Factors and Histopathological Features of Pediatric Intracranial Ependymomas: Nationwide Brain Tumor Registry-based Study of Japan	14
Effective Smartphone Application Use for Postoperative Management of Moyamoya Disease	13
Treatment Outcomes of PED for Unruptured Aneurysms of Internal Carotid Artery: Comparison of PED-Flex and PED-Shield	12
Morphological Analysis of the Sylvian Fissure Stem to Guide a Safe Trans-sylvian Fissure Approach	12
Predictors of Seizure Outcome after Repeat Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery: Reasons for Failure, Sex, Electrophysiology, and Temporal Lobe Surgery	12
Reconsideration of Surgical Indication for Prolactin-producing Pituitary Tumor Focusing on Visual Impairment	11
Comparison of the Interference Effects on Somatosensory Evoked Potential from Tonic, Burst, and High-dose Spinal Cord Stimulations	11
Effect of Early Surgical Intervention for Brain Tumors Associated with Epilepsy on the Improvement in Memory Performance	11
Incidence and Outcomes of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Multicenter Retrospective Registry-based Descriptive Trial in Kobe City	11
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	10
The Usefulness of the 3.1-mm-diameter 4K Rigid Endoscope for Intracerebral Hematoma Evacuation	10
Surgical Strategy for Directional Deep Brain Stimulation	10
Real-world Data of Antithrombotic Therapy in Neuroendovascular Therapy: Analysis of JR-NET 4	10

Real-world Experience of Embolization for Intracranial Tumors in Japan: Analysis of 2,756 Cases from Japanese Registry of NeuroEndovascular Therapy 4	10
Advances in Molecular Biological and Translational Studies in World Health Organization Grades 2 and 3 Meningiomas: A Literature Review	10
Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Patients with Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome and Postoperative Outcomes	10
Evaluation of Cortical Microvascularization by Preoperative Maximum Intensity Projection Method in Moyamoya Disease Reflects the Increase of Pial Arteries on the Brain Surface	10
Erratum	9
Cerebral Edema Due to Chemotherapeutic Wafer Implantation for Malignant Glioma: Registry Study of Correlation with Perioperative Epileptic Seizures	9
Multifactorial Biomarkers for "Talk and Deteriorate" after Head Trauma Identified Using Machine Learning	9
Japanese Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial of Neurosurgical Clipping versus Endovascular Coiling in 1863 Patients with Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms	9
Frequency and Prognostic Impact of CDKN2A/B Alteration in Oligodendrogliomas: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	9
Comparison of Symptomatic Vasospasm after Surgical Clipping and Endovascular Coiling	9
Usefulness of Transcranial Motor Evoked Potential in Clipping Surgery for Cerebral Aneurysms-Introduction of a New Protocol for Stable Monitoring	8
Neurosurgical Treatment of Patients with Posterior Fossa Acute Subdural Hematoma Right after Cardiac Surgery	8
Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Therapy for Acute Large Vessel Occlusion with Large Ischemic Core (RESCUE-Japan LIMIT): Rationale and Study Protocol	8
Differences between Acute Embolic and Atherosclerotic Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Multiphase Arterial Spin-labeling Imaging	7
Biomechanical Effects of Cage Position in Full-endoscopic Trans-Kambin's Triangle Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Finite Element Analysis	7
3D Turbo Spin-echo MRI-based Mechanical Thrombectomy at Middle Cerebral Artery Bifurcations	7
Relevance of Lumbar Subcutaneous Edema and Local Lordosis	7
Ictal Semiology Important for Electrode Implantation and Interpretation of Stereoelectroencephalography	7
Use of a Simulation Model to Investigate the Mechanisms of Sports-related Head Injuries	7
Significant Correlation between Delayed Relief after Microvascular Decompression and Morphology of the Abnormal Muscle Response in Patients with Hemifacial Spasm	7
Volume and Location Analysis of Intracerebral Hemorrhage for the Appropriate Use of Andexanet Alfa	7
Correlation between Delayed Relief after Microvascular Decompression and Morphology of the Lateral Spread Response in Patients with Hemifacial Spasm-Temporal versus Mandibular Branch Stimulation	7
Histopathological Investigation of Meningioma Capsule with Respect to Tumor Cell Invasion	6
The Transventricular Preforniceal Approach Can Be Used in Cases Where the Space between the Anterior Commissure and the Venous Angle Is Enlarged	6
Chronological Volume Changes of the Temporal Muscle Pedicle Used for Encephalo-myo-synangiosis in Combined Revascularization for Moyamoya Disease: A Prospective Observational Study	6
Surgical Outcomes of Common Peroneal Nerve Entrapment Neuropathy Associated with L5 Radiculopathy	6
Surgical Strategy for Hemispherotomy	6
Transarticular Fixation Using Bioabsorptive Screws for Cervical Lesions	6
Direction-selective Resistance to Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow as the Cause of Syringomyelia	6
Prospects of BRAF/MEK Inhibitor Therapy in Papillary Craniopharyngiomas with the BRAF V600E Mutation: A Scoping Review	6
Clinical Significance of Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Artery Stenting in Older Patients Over 80	6
Reassessing the Role of the Subarcuate Artery in Hearing Preservation during Microvascular Decompression	6
Risk Factors for Postoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak after Graded Multilayer Cranial Base Repair with Suturing via the Endoscopic Endonasal Approach	5
Possible Delayed Foreign Body Reactions against Titanium Clips and Coating Materials after Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysm Surgery	5
Distal Endovascular Occlusion for Incomplete Occlusion of Cavernous Carotid Aneurysms after High-flow Bypass and Cervical Internal Carotid Artery Ligation	5
Questionnaire Survey of Facilities Conducted among Members of the Japanese Society for Stroke Surgery on Surgical Intervention for Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage	5
Clipping of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm via Various Keyhole Mini-craniotomy Procedures: Substantial Curability and Psychological Comfort in 350 Cases over 20 Years	5
Effects of Microvascular Decompression on Pain Relief and Quality of Life in Late Elderly Patients with Trigeminal Neuralgia	5
Additional Effect of High-output Current and/or High-duty Cycle in Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Adolescent/Adult Intractable Epilepsy	5
Stepwise Improvement of Cerebral Hemodynamics in Staged Angioplasty for Carotid Artery Stenosis	5
Comparison of Pipeline Embolization and Coil Embolization for the Treatment of Large Unruptured Paraclinoid Aneurysms	5
Subclavian Artery-Carotid Artery Bypass for Subclavian Artery or Common Carotid Artery Severe Stenosis or Occlusion	5
Usefulness of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients with Cancer Who Developed Cerebral Infarction	5
Outcome after Endovascular Treatment of Patients with Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm over 90 Years of Age	4
Effective Mechanical Thrombectomy for Posterior Circulation Ischemia Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging-based Arterial Structures	4
Cerebrospinal Fluid Production and Absorption and Ventricular Enlargement Mechanisms in Hydrocephalus	4
Temporal Base Transdural Anastomosis in Moyamoya Disease: A Potential Association with Posterior Cerebral Artery Involvement and Clinical Importance	4
Nationwide Survey of Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Chronic Subdural Hematoma in Japan	4
Full-endoscopic Spine Surgery for the Treatment of Far-out Syndrome: A Case Series	4
Is Phantom Limb Awareness Necessary for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain?	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