OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Acta Neurochirurgica is 9. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Idiopathic chronic temporal lobe herniation with associated epilepsy	51
Vertical parasagittal hemispherotomy: a case report of postoperative mesio-temporal seizures via amygdalofugal pathway	41
Safety analysis and complications of condylar screws in a single-surgeon series of 250 occipitocervical fusions	41
Hydroxyapatite cement cranioplasty for reconstruction of translabyrinthine approach: aesthetic results, long-term satisfaction, quality of life, and complications	40
Hemodynamic response and clinical outcome following intravenous milrinone plus norepinephrine–based hyperdynamic hypertensive therapy in patients suffering secondary cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal	32
Glioblastoma in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: first case report and review of potential pathomechanisms	30
The role of microsurgery for poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhages in the endovascular era	29
Impact of C-shaped skin incision on surgical operability in the retrosigmoid approach: when a good start is half of the job	27
Correction to: Integrity of dural closure after autologous platelet rich fibrin augmentation: an in vitro study	27
A clinicoradiological analysis of silent corticotroph adenomas after the introduction of pituitary-specific transcription factors	26
Brain infarctions after glioma surgery: prevalence, radiological characteristics and risk factors	22
Reducing complication rates for repeat craniotomies in glioma patients: a single-surgeon experience and comparison with the literature	21
“Omics” in traumatic brain injury: novel approaches to a complex disease	21
Complications in stereoelectroencephalography: are we too severe?	19
Multiple anterior choroidal arteries and perioperative ischemic complications in unruptured anterior choroidal artery aneurysms treated with microsurgical clipping	19
Ictal onset stereoelectroencephalography patterns in temporal lobe epilepsy: type, distribution, and prognostic value	19
Response to: Some historical remarks on ipsilateral hemiparesis and the absence of decussation of the pyramidal tracts	18
Super-selective balloon test occlusion with electrophysiological monitoring to occlude angiographically invisible posterior communicating artery perforators with unruptured aneurysm	18
Extent of spinal canal obliteration as prognostic factor for functional outcome in patients with spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma: a retrospective study	18
Risk factors for polyetheretherketone cage subsidence following minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion	18
Dural sac shrinkage signs on magnetic resonance imaging at the thoracic level in spontaneous intracranial hypotension—its clinical significance	16
Intracranial pulse pressure waveform analysis using the higher harmonics centroid	15
In reply to “Vascular supplies to the column of the fornix other than the subcallosal artery: median artery of the corpus callosum and posterior choroidal arteries”	14
Surgical treatment of symptomatic pineal cysts without hydrocephalus—meta-analysis of the published literature	14
Combined biportal unilateral endoscopic endonasal and endoscopic anterior transmaxillary approach for resection of lesions involving the infratemporal fossa	14

Feasibility of underwater microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: a technical note	14
Combined use of vancomycin powder and betadine irrigation lowers the incidence of postcraniotomy wound infection in low-risk cases: a single-center risk-stratified cohort analysis	14
Response to letter: “Stereotactic biopsies of brainstem lesions: dilemma on the best trajectory”	14
There is more to NPH than lower body Parkinsonism	13
Unstable ventricular tachycardia requiring defibrillation from rapid ventricular pacing during basilar apex aneurysm clipping	13
Customized cost-effective polymethylmethacrylate cranioplasty: a cosmetic comparison with other low-cost methods of cranioplasty	13
Factors which influence the complications of external ventricular cerebrospinal fluid drainage	13
Correction to: Bilateral thoracic disc herniation with abdominal wall paresis: a case report	13
Venous sinus thrombosis in traumatic brain injury: a major trauma centre experience	12
Neurosurgical management of petrous bone lesions: classification system and selection of surgical approaches	12
Intracerebral hemorrhage due to vasculitis following COVID-19 vaccination: a case report	12
Surgical management of anterior clinoidal meningiomas: consensus statement on behalf of the EANS skull base section	12
How I do it? Posterior inferior cerebellar artery-intracranial vertebral artery reimplantation bypass and trapping of dissecting aneurysm involving the proximal posterior inferior cerebellar artery	12
Designing electrode configuration of electroosmosis based edema treatment as a complement to hyperosmotic therapy	12
Distress and quality of life do not change over time in patients with operated and conservatively managed intracranial meningioma	12
Vascular supplies to the column of the fornix other than the subcallosal artery: median artery of the corpus callosum and posterior choroidal arteries	12
Comment: Invasive tests for predicting shunt response in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus—the risk aspect	11
Intraoperative findings of abnormal muscle response for hemifacial spasm following botulinum neurotoxin treatment	11
Twist drill craniostomy vs burr hole drainage of chronic subdural hematoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage during the COVID-19 outbreak in a Hub and Spoke system: observational multicenter cohort study in Lombardy, Italy	11
Correction to: Atypical evolution of meningiomatosis after discontinuation of cyproterone acetate: clinical cases and histomolecular characterization	10
Waiting time for surgery influences the outcome in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus — a population-based study	10
Management of non-vestibular schwannomas in adult patients: a systematic review and consensus statement on behalf of the EANS skull base section Part III: Lower cranial nerve schwannomas, jugular fora	10
Posterior cranial fossa and cervical spine morphometric abnormalities in symptomatic Chiari type 0 and Chiari type 1 malformation patients with and without syringomyelia	10
Myasthenia gravis after glioblastoma resection: paraneoplastic syndrome or coincidence? A unique case report and review of the literature	10
Management of Chiari type I malformation: a retrospective analysis of a series of 91 children treated surgically	10
Fred Gentili, MD, FRCSC (1947–2022): Say it loud, say it clear	10
Biportal endoscopic unilateral laminotomy with bilateral decompression for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy	9
Letter: Response to letter “The exact number of misplacements is essential for the reproducibility of statistical findings by Mansoor et al.” by G. Kerry	9
Impact of subcallosal artery origin and A1 asymmetry on surgical outcomes of anterior communicating artery aneurysms	9
How I do it: surgical resection of ventrolateral pontomesencephalic junction glioma via oculomotor-tentorial triangle	9
Upper limb dysfunction and activities in daily living in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus	9
Long-term mortality in patients with moyamoya angiopathy according to stroke presentation type in South Korea	9
Distribution of electric field in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder treated with deep brain stimulation of the bed nucleus of stria terminalis	9
Vagus nerve stimulation: a 20-year Australian experience	9
Diffusional kurtosis imaging as a possible prognostic marker of cervical incomplete spinal cord injury outcome: a prospective pilot study	9
Cervical spine injuries requiring surgery in a Level I trauma centre in a major German city	9