OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Pediatric 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Long-Term Outcomes of Deep Brain Stimulation for Pediatric Dystonia	12
Comparison of Follow-Up Length-Matched Single-Center Myelomeningocele Postnatal Closure Cohort to the Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS) Trial Results	12
GCS-Pupil Score Has a Stronger Association with Mortality and Poor Functional Outcome than GCS Alone in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury	11
Risk Factors of Persistent Hydrocephalus in Children with Brain Tumor: A Retrospective Analysis	10
T2-FLAIR Mismatch Sign and Response to Radiotherapy in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma	8
Revision Chiari Surgery in Young Children: Predictors and Outcomes	7
Weighing the Risk Profile of Cervical Spine MRI in Evaluating Pediatric Cervical Spine Injuries	7
Technical Nuances in Neuroendoscopic Lavage for Germinal Matrix Hemorrhage in Preterm Infants: Twenty Tips and Pearls after More than One Hundred Procedures	7
Influence of Pediatric Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Resections on Midface and Skull Base Development	6
Intracranial Aneurysm in Pediatric Population: A Single-Center Experience	6
Technical Considerations in Awake Craniotomy with Cortical and Subcortical Motor Mapping in Preadolescents: Pushing the Envelope	6
Pediatric Nasal Chondromesenchymal Tumors: Case Report and Review of the Literature	6
Successful Multimodality Management of Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumour of the Lower Dorsal Spine with Spinal Drop Metastasis: Illustrated Review	6
A Case of Large Aplasia Cutis Congenita with Underlying Skull Defect: Effective Surgical Treatment with Integra® Dermal Regeneration Template	6
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring for Tethered Cord Surgery in Infants: Challenges and Outcome	6
Management of Lambdoid Craniosynostosis: A Comprehensive and Systematic Review	6
Spinal Cord Diffuse Leptomeningeal Glioneuronal Tumor Presenting without Leptomeningeal Dissemination	6
The Case for Early Antibiotic Commencement and Source Control in Paediatric Subdural Empyema: A Single-Centre Retrospective Case Series	5
Early Outcomes and Complications of Endovascular Treatment of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations in Pediatric Patients	5
Postoperative Complications of Microscopic Fenestration for Middle Fossa Arachnoid Cysts: A Retrospective Study of 38 Cases and Literature Review	5
Torcular Dural Sinus Malformation	5
Lhermitte-Duclos Disease in Pediatric Population: Report of 2 Cases	4
Management of Sleep Apnea in Children with Chiari I Malformation: A Retrospective Study	4
Management of Traumatic Epidural Hematoma in Infants Younger than One Year: 50 Cases – Single Center Experience	4
Management of Jugular Bulb Stenosis in Pediatric Vein of Galen Malformation: A Novel Management Paradigm	4

Advances and Clinical Trials Update in the Treatment of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas	4
Prognostic Analysis and Risk Factors Associated with Fetal Ventriculomegaly	4
Review of the Recent Changes in the WHO Classification for Pediatric Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors	4
Cervicomedullary Gliomas in Pediatric Age: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Tertiary Care Center Experience	4
Surgical Treatment of Congenital Dermal Sinus: An Experience of 56 Cases	4
Predictive Value of Blood Markers in Pediatric Brain Tumors Using Machine Learning	4
Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with Hydrocephalus Secondary to Tectal Plate Glioma versus Idiopathic Aqueductal Stenosis: Results from a Single Center	3
Extensive Extraneural Metastases of Cerebral Glioblastoma in a Pediatric Patient: An Extreme Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature	3
Oculomotor Paresis with Cyclic Spasms in Chinese Populations: A Review of the Chinese Literature and a Case Report	3
Pediatric Spinal Subdural Abscesses: A Report of Three Consecutive Patients	3
Retrospective Investigation of Cranial Volume and Cephalic Index in Patients with Nonsyndromic Sagittal Synostosis Operated by Total Vault Remodeling	3
Knobloch Syndrome, a Rare Cause of Occipital Encephalocele and Seizures: A Case Report	3
Bilateral Parietal Skull Fractures in Infants Attributable to Accidental Falls	3
Posterior Quadrant Disconnection for Childhood Onset Sub-Hemispheric Posterior Head Region Epilepsy: Indications in an Indian Cohort and Outcome	3
Rare Case of Pediatric Disseminated Choroid Plexus Papilloma: Literature Review and Call for Reclassification	3
Post-COVID-19 Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome-Related Cerebral Infarction in a Pediatric Patient Managed with Decompressive Craniectomy	3
Immunotherapy for Pediatric Brain and Spine Tumors: Current State and Future Directions	3
Moyamoya Syndrome in a Patient with Williams Syndrome: A Case Report	3
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in the Management of Hypothalamic Glioma: A Case Report with Long-Term Follow-Up	3
Endoscopic Endonasal Treatment of Intra-Axial Ventral Brainstem Cavernomas: Case Experience and Literature Review	3
Management of a Persistent Oblique Occipital Sinus with Staged Ligation in a Case of Medulloblastoma: A Case Report	3
White Cord Syndrome after Thoracic Cord Decompression in a Pediatric Patient	3
Giant Arachnoid Cyst Associated with an Orbital Meningocele: A Case Report and Cystoperitoneal Shunt Management	3
Juvenile Xanthogranuloma of the Sellar Region with a 5-Year Medical History: Case Report and Literature Review	3
Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy at Skull: Rare and Rapid-Growing Tumor but Histologically Benign	3
Prevalence of Postoperative Complications of Autologous and Heterologous Cranioplasty in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review of the Literature	3
A Comparison of Clinical Outcomes for Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytomas Treated with Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Open Surgical Resection, and mTOR Inhibitors	3
Applications of Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery in Early Childhood: A Case Series	3
Advances in Imaging Modalities for Pediatric Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors	3
The Hybrid Operative Suite with Intraoperative Biplane Rotational Angiography in Pediatric Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery: Utility and Lessons Learned	3
A New Measure of Posterior Morphology in Sagittal Craniosynostosis: The Occipital Bullet Index	3
Pineal Region Meningioma in a Very Young Child	3
A Molecular Update and Review of Current Trials in Paediatric Low-Grade Gliomas	3
Microsurgical Fenestration of Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts: Volumetric Analysis and Clinical Outcome	3
Pediatric Cerebral Meningioma: A Single-Center Study with 10 Children Not Associated with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 and Literature Review	3
Hirayama Disease in a Patient with a History of Late-Onset Symptomatic Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation	2
Autologous Calvarial Bone Remodeling Technique for Small to Medium-Sized Cranial Defects in Young Children: The “Switch-Cranioplasty” Technique	2
Does Obesity Affect Preoperative Shoulder Balance in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?	2
Tetrad of Split Cord Malformation I with Neuroenteric Cyst, Dermoid Cyst, and Thickened Filum Terminale in a 2-Year-Old Child: A Case Report	2
Bilateral Vestibular Schwannomas in a Patient with Ring Chromosome 22: Case Report and Review of the Literature	2
Pediatric Cranioplasty Using Hydroxyapatite Cement: A Retrospective Review and Preliminary Computational Model	2
Occult Brain Arteriovenous Malformation Superimposed on a Pial Arteriovenous Fistula: Case Report	2
Cyanosis and Clipping: Noninfectious Aneurysm in a Patient with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome	2
Paediatric Spinal Tumours: Profile and Treatment Outcome in a Nigerian Tertiary Institution	2
Detethering of MRI-Demonstrated Tethered Cord Syndrome	2
Intracranial Empyemas in the COVID-19 Era: A New Phenomenon? A Paediatric Case Series and Review of the Literature	2
A Simple Surgical Technique for Pediatric Sinus Pericranii: Intraoperative Manual Compression of a Major Shunting Point	2
Airgun Wound with Superior Sagittal Sinus Involvement in a Child: Case Report and Review of the Literature	2
A 3D-Printed Model-Assisted Cervical Spine Instrumentation after Tumor Resection in a 4-Year-Old Child: A Case Report	2
MRI Findings of Isolated Oculomotor Nerve Palsy after Mild Head Trauma in a Pediatric Patient: Case Report	2

Updates in the Management of Central and Peripheral Nervous System Tumors among Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Neurofibromatosis Type 2	2
Preoperative Acetazolamide Challenge in Pediatric Chiari I Malformation	2
Diagnostic Accuracy of Ocular Ultrasonography in Identifying Raised Intracranial Pressure among Pediatric Population	2
The Effectiveness of Antibiotic-Coated Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts for Prevention of Shunt Infections in Patients with Myelomeningocele	2
Permanent Visual Impairment due to Delayed Diagnosis of Shunt Malfunction in Case of Lack of Typical Features of Increased Intracranial Pressure and Unchanged Ventricular Size	2
Syndromic Craniosynostosis: Objective and Parent-Reported Outcome Measurements after Cranio-Facial Remodelling Surgeries	2
Approaches to Incidental Intradural Tumors of the Spine in the Pediatric Population	2
Orbitofrontal Extradural Hematoma: Unusual Cause of Proptosis	2
Transvenous Pressure Monitoring Guides Endovascular Treatment of Vein of Galen Malformation: A Technical Note	2
Practical Algorithm for the Management of Multisutural Craniosynostosis with Associated Chiari Malformation and/or Hydrocephalus	2
Outcomes following Craniosynostosis Surgery at a Tertiary Care Center in the Middle East	2