OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Neurochirurgie 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm after surgery: Stay away from the evil. Case report and review of the literature	44
The impact of primary decompressive craniectomy in ruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms with intraparenchymal hematoma	42
Contents	22
Ruptured dural arteriovenous fistula and sinus venous thrombosis following surgical resection of a vestibular schwannoma: Case report and review of the literature	20
Understanding the research-care demarcation and why it must be revised	16
A rare cause of intracranial hypertension: Intradiploic epidermoid cyst with superior sagittal sinus compression	15
Results of a French pilot database of standard of care of chronic subdural hematoma	15
Usefulness of discography, discoblock and a new mechanical method for identifying a painful segment/disc	14
Beyond traditional surgery for far lateral lumbar herniation: transforaminal full endoscopic discectomy	13
Endoscopically operated 15 ventral skull-base dermoid and epidermoid cysts: Outcomes of a case series and technical note	13
Super acute subdural hematoma following drain removal for chronic subdural haematoma	13
Neuro damage control: current concept and civilian applications	12
Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Burr Holes for Subdural Hematoma Evacuation versus Craniotomies in the Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization Era	12
Management of vestibular schwannoma during pregnancy: A systematic review	10
Understanding prognostic models: The example of the PHASES score for unruptured intracranial aneurysms	10
Risk factors associated with congenital central nervous system abnormalities in the National Hospital of Zinder, Niger	10
Foix-Alajouanine syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of presentation, management, and outcomes	10
Does long segment subarachnoido-subarachnoid shunt prevent posttraumatic and postinfectious spinal arachnoid cyst recurrence?: technical note and case series	10
Adult transverse sinus capillary hemangioma: case report and review of the literature	10
Dorsal rhizotomy in cerebral palsy: How root sectioning is influenced by intraoperative neuromonitoring?	10
Microscope-based augmented reality assistance in keyhole retrosigmoid approach for microvascular decompression: a technical note	10
Rathke’s cleft cyst apoplexy in a boy treated by endoscopic endonasal surgery: case report and literature review	9
Use and consequences of less-lethal weapons in France: A neurosurgical perspective	9
Minimally invasive cerebral revascularization in moyamoya disease in adult patients	9
Surgical management of tumors of the cervical spine and craniovertebral junction involving the vertebral artery: A narrative review	9

Sphenoparietal sinus and superficial middle cerebral vein thrombosis: A case report and review of literature	9
Comment on “Performance of magnetic resonance imaging in discriminating between intra- and extradural versus extradural-only nerve sheath tumor”	9
Subependymal giant-cell astrocytoma: A surgical review in the modern era of mTOR inhibitors	8
Repeated salvage high precision radiotherapy for repeated recurrence of high-grade glioma	8
Understanding why restrictive trial eligibility criteria are inappropriate	8
Performance of the glucose-potassium ratio as a biomarker of mortality in children with severe traumatic brain injury	8
Intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound-assisted resection of brain tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Neurosurgical management of penetrating brain injury during World War I: A historical cohort	8
Awake microsurgical management of brain aneurysms: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis on rationale, safety and clinical outcomes	8
Telesurgery in neurosurgery: An emerging tool to close – or widen – the global equity gap?	7
Bone-destructive osseous arteriovenous fistula at the jugular bulb mimicking a glomus jugular tumor	7
The neurosurgeon as athlete, gentleman, and physician: Thierry de Martel (1875–1940) as a model for contemporary practice	7
Minimally Invasive Far Lateral Transforaminal Approach (MI-FLT) to ventrally located intradural lesions of the thoracic spine without instability: case series and technical note	7
Training and teaching of vagus nerve stimulation surgery: Worldwide survey and future perspectives	7
Denosumab salvage therapy in an 11-year-old boy with locally recurrent unresectable giant cell tumor of the lumbar spine after surgery	7
Surgical treatment of hemifacial spasms: how to predict failure and complications through a series of 200 patients	7
Repairment of an interrupted oculomotor nerve in the cavernous sinus	7
Spontaneous intracranial vertebral artery dissections presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage	7
Rare hemorrhagic presentation of a brain arterioveinous malformation	6
Fractured cervical spine, dissected vertebral artery, and life-threatening stroke: A challenging case report and literature review	6
Understanding how the primary endpoint impacts the interpretation of trial results: The Japanese Adult Moyamoya bypass trial	6
Aggressive surgery for metastatic spinal tumors	6
Clinical decisions based on reasons that reason should ignore	6
Short-segment percutaneous osteosynthesis with long pedicle screw fixation of the injured vertebra for thoracolumbar and lumbar non neurological fractures: The Trident Fixation	6
Primary central nervous system lymphoma: A 7 years single-center experience	6
Rethinking age barriers in Parkinson’s disease for deep brain stimulation	6
Step by step teaching anatomy for anterior approach of the lumbar spine: A cadaveric study	6
Combined endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal and microscopic transcranial approaches for the primary resection of giant pituitary adenomas	6
Effects of sodium fluoride on neural tube development in chick embryos	6
Comprehensive pain management in spinal surgery: The role of botulinum toxin	6
Post-traumatic cerebral venous sinus thrombosis associated with epidural hematoma: A challenging clinical situation	5
Vertebral artery stenosis from osteophyte: A systematic review and case series	5
How science can harm: The true history of thrombectomy trials	5
Masquelet induced cranial membrane under silicone layer during cranioplasty: Toward a natural technique for regeneration of meninges after decompressive craniectomy	5
Enhanced prognostic accuracy in severe TBI: a comprehensive nomogram analysis	5
Factors associated with 30-day readmission in patients treated for unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Early aggressive constriction resection for hourglass-like constriction of peripheral nerve in the upper extremity: a retrospective study	5
A single-center retrospective analysis of keyhole clipping for intracranial aneurysms in hybrid operating room	5
Surgical outcome of meningomyelocele and short-term prognostic factors: A retrospective cohort study	5
Lessons from landmark studies on the treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms	5
Current trends and challenges in intracranial aneurysm treatment	5
Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus and caregiver burden	5
Cerebral hydatid cyst in children: A case series of 21 patients and review of literature	5
MRI-based whole-tumor radiomics to classify the types of pediatric posterior fossa brain tumor	5
Which surgery is better for obese patients with lumbar degenerative diseases: open TLIF or Endo-LIF? A retrospective matched case–control study	5
Editorial board	5
Elucidation of effect of spinopelvic parameters in degenerative disc disease	4
Pediatric abscessed craniopharyngioma: A case report and review of literature	4
A survey on the experience of risk-taking behaviors of bedridden patients in neurosurgery	4
Can fifth nerve mapping guide rhizotomy for recurrent trigeminal neuralgia? Case report	4

Educational quality and reliability of neurosurgical content on YouTube: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Symptomatic spinal metastasis of a supratentorial glioblastoma in a pediatric patient: a case report and comprehensive review of the literature	4
Preoperative cervical alignment parameters can predict postoperative disability scores and myelopathy outcomes	4
Understanding explanatory and pragmatic trials: Examples from randomized controlled trials on vertebroplasty	4
Hemodynamic factors of spontaneous vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms assessed with numerical and deep learning algorithms: Role of blood pressure and asymmetry	4
Can Microsurgery be Standardized? Quantifying Technique in Intracerebral Hemorrhage	4
Acknowledging our reviewers	4
Commentary on “Libérons-nous de la douleur”, book by Dr Marc Leveque, M.D. (2022, Ed. Buchet Chastel)	4
Performance of the Marshall and Rotterdam scales as predictors of mortality in children with severe traumatic brain injury	4
Contents	4
Impact of preaneurysmal M1 length in unruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysm: mid-term outcome and single-center experience	4
Metastasis of the choroid plexuses: A systematic review of the literature and case illustration	4
Comments on “Trends and development of enhanced recovery after surgery programs in cranial and spinal neurosurgery”	4
Postoperative neurological complications in intradural extramedullary tumors: A 10-year experience of a single center	4
Gender and leadership equity in neurosurgery: a systematic review of representation and authorship trends (2000–2025)	4
Robot-assisted MIS surgery in a pregnant woman with lumbar traumatic fracture: A technical note	4
Highly cited scores, scoring systems, grading systems, and classifications of daily use in cranial neurosurgery: A must-have during residency training! A mini-review	4
Polyethylene glycol-coated patch versus standard dural sealing practices for preventing cerebrospinal fluid leaks in posterior fossa surgery: a randomized multicenter study	4
Empathy burnout among neurosurgeons	4
Rapidly recurrent recalcitrant Rathke Cleft Cyst: Case report and review of the literature	3
Cervical intradural extramedullary cavernoma as a rare cause of acute hydrocephalus – a case report and systematic review	3
Tumoral and peritumoral vascularization of brain tumours: a study comparing an intraoperative ultrasensitive Doppler and a preoperative first-pass perfusion MRI	3
Cervico-thoracic spine pseudo tumoral calcinosis – clinical case and review of the literature	3
Primary intradural Extraosseous Ewing’s sarcoma of the cauda equina: A case report and literature review	3
Confirmed Titanium hypersensitivity causing the failure of a lumbar spine fusion	3
Cerebral arterio-venous malformations hemodynamics changes in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia – case report	3
Impact of Drain Column Height setting on Intracranial Pressure Control and Outcomes After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Study	3
Early rehabilitation using gait exoskeletons is possible in the neurosurgical setting, even in patients with cognitive impairment	3
The rise of gamification in neurosurgical training	3
Contents	3
Corrigendum to “Robotic hydrocephalus surgery: A systematic review of the effectiveness in neurosurgical interventions” [Neurochirurgie (2025) 101677]	3
Aggressive primary scalp lymphoma mimicking an acute epidural hematoma: Case report and review of the literature	3
Trepanation is not decompressive craniectomy: The danger of false historical continuity	3
Interobserver reliability of the DESH score in idiopathic chronic hydrocephalus	3
Attachment ≠ Origin: A Critical Appraisal of the Olfactory Schwannoma Literature	3
Transient meningism in children after non-autologous duraplasty for Chiari Malformation surgery: A case series	3
Ethics and Simulation in Neurosurgery: The Twin Pillars of Modern Surgical Training	3
Application of offset Dingo instruments in Anterior to Psoas (ATP)/Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion (OLIF) procedure: A retrospective study of 80 patients	3
A narrative review of techniques for surgical revascularization of the extracranial vertebral artery in vertebrobasilar insufficiency	3
Reply to: Using fluid mechanics to reduce postoperative pneumocephalus during chronic subdural hematoma burr hole surgery: Technical note	3
Infected psammomatous intracranial meningioma	3
MicroRNAs miR-629-3p, miR-1202 and miR-1225-5p as potential diagnostic and surgery outcome biomarkers for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis	3
Awake surgery with direct electrical stimulation for safe resection of a deep posterior thalamic cavernous malformation	3
Contents	3
Effectiveness of vagus nerve stimulation for drug-resistant generalized epilepsy in children aged six and younger	3
Ophthalmological lesions in shaken baby syndrome: A retrospective analysis of 133 consecutive cases (1992–2018)	3
When Clovis Vincent confronts the director at the old Pitié hospital	3
Effect of non-neurological complications on the functional outcome of patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms	3
Performance of the necker cranial injury scale as a predictor of prognosis in children with severe traumatic brain injury: A retrospective cohort study	3
De novo adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma with long-term pre-diagnostic imaging	3
Contents	3
Letter to the editor regarding: “Awake surgery for isolated parenchymal degenerating neurocysticercosis - Case report and focused review of misdiagnosis of neurocysticercosis”	3
A carcinoid tumor of the middle ear masquerading as a glomus tympanicum presenting with temporal lobe hemorrhage in a 70-year-old woman: Case report and review of the literature	3
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in an infant with vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation treated by endovascular occlusion: Case report and a review of literature	3
Is there a relationship between lumbosacral epidural spinal injections and lumbosacral epidural lipomatosis? A retrospective study	3