OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Uncommon localised form of axonal injury involving pontes grisei caudatolenticulares	33
Measuring multifidus muscles atrophy after midline lumbar fusion with cortical bone trajectory screws due to spinal instability and spondylolisthesis: a retrospective case series	29
Do Parkinson’s Disease clinical subtypes really exist?	23
Reoperations for degenerative spinal disease in Poland reported to the National Health Fund over 12 months with estimation of reoperation rate and of risk factors associated with reoperations	21
Impact of treatment on blood-brain barrier impairment in Wilson’s disease	20
Prevalence and prognostic value of prodromal symptoms in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis	17
Spinal cord stimulation for treatment of complex regional pain syndrome: a single-centre retrospective case series study	15
Impact of left ventricular noncompaction on brain	14
Brain volume loss in multiple sclerosis is independent of disease activity and might be prevented by early disease-modifying therapy	13
C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion found in suspected spinobulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA)	12
Dose per muscle in cervical dystonia: pooled data from seven movement disorder centres	11
Treatment of vertebrobasilar system aneurysms: a surgical dead end? — comment on Szmygin et al., Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2021	11
Recurrence of cerebrospinal fluid-venous fistulas at different spinal levels following transvenous embolisation or blood/fibrin glue patching	11
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy associated with Alzheimer’s Disease: two pathologies from a single peptide?	11
Numb chin syndrome — a seemingly innocent symptom that can indicate a serious disease	11
Changes in cervical sagittal balance following anterior cervical discectomy with fusion	11
Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of Polish version of Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire (NPQ-PL) and its comparisons with different questionnaires	11
Promising potential of diffusion tensor imaging in cervical spondylotic myelopathy	10
Comparison of autonomic dysfunction in patients with Parkinson’s Disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, and multiple system atrophy	10
Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma: management and main risk factors in era of anticoagulant / antiplatelet treatment	9
Sex-related patient-reported brain fog symptoms in non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients	9
Professor Jarosław Sławek elected Secretary of the International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders	9
Editor’s Thank You to Our Authors and Reviewers	9
Safety, efficacy and steroid-sparing effect of amifampridine in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome patients — real world data	9
Vigabatrin — new data on indications and safety in paediatric epilepsy	8

Haemorrhagic intracranial complications associated with vaccine-induced thrombocytopenia or central venous thrombosis after COVID-19 vaccination: postulated underlying mechanisms with literature and c	8
Reversing dabigatran effect with idarucizumab to enable intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischaemic stroke — a single centre experience	8
SARS-CoV-2 infection complicated by neuro- or psycho-COVID	8
Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil-tolymphocyte ratio may reflect differences in PD and MSA-P neuroinflammation patterns	8
Reperfusion therapy of ischaemic strokes in oral anticoagulated patients: an expanding field in clinical practice	7
Response to the Letter to the Editors on the article reviewing the complex subject of ‘Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the nervous system’	7
Association of long-term outcome of long cervical fusion with sagittal balance: the significance of T1 slope minus cervical lordosis	7
Patterns of antiseizure medication use in pregnant women with epilepsy: a 24-year observation in Poland	6
Could hyperlipidemia be a risk factor for corticobasal syndrome? — a pilot study	6
Clinical, immunological and neuroimaging spectrum of CNS lupus: can we reliably differentiate it from MS?	6
Functional improvement of young children with cerebral palsy treated with integrated/intensive rehabilitation and botulinum toxin injections	6
Endovascular embolisation as minimally-invasive treatment for spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas — evaluation of long-term results	6
Does granulocyte-colony stimulating factor stimulate peripheral nerve regeneration? An experimental study on traumatic lesion of the sciatic nerve in rats	6
COVID-19 and autoimmune diseases of the nervous system — an update	6
Disease-modifying therapy in multiple sclerosis: recommendations of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Section of Polish Neurological Society	6
Treatment standards for spontaneous spinal epidural haematomas: management and main risk factors in era of anticoagulant/antiplatelet treatment	6
Trends in glioblastoma treatment research: an analysis of clinical trials and literature	6
Prevalence of polyneuropathies among systemic sclerosis patients and impact on health-related quality of life	6
Good results of neurorehabilitation of ischaemic stroke — locked-in syndrome in a pregnant woman with delivery of healthy child	6
Neuroimaging in Parkinson’s Disease: necessity or exaggeration?	6
Cladribine tablets for highly active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in Poland: a real-world, multi-centre, retrospective, cohort study during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
Validation of Polish version of Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Scale for Parkinson’s Disease	5
ADCY5-related dyskinesia — case series with literature review	5
Mechanical thrombectomy in very elderly people: shortand long-term outcomes of endovascular stroke treatment in nonagenarians	5
LRRK2 R1441C mutation causing Parkinson’s Disease in an Egyptian family	5
Deep brain stimulation of hippocampus in treatment of refractory temporal lobe epilepsy	5
Haemostatic technique in malignant gliomas	4
Risk factors for reoperation after surgical treatment for degenerative spinal disease in Poland: a nationwide retrospective study of 38,953 hospitalisations	4
Reliability of prehospital diagnosis of acute cerebrovascular accident	4
Innovations in epilepsy treatment: pharmacological strategies and machine learning applications	4
High prevalence of electroencephalographic frontal intermittent rhythmic delta activity in patients with moderately severe COVID-19	4
Steroid-responsive encephalopathy in autoimmune thyroiditis (SREAT) as a differential diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease	4
Analysis of factors correlated with spinal clinically isolated syndrome conversion to multiple sclerosis	4
Cannabis in Parkinson’s Disease — the patient’s perspective versus clinical trials: a systematic literature review	4
Relevance of admission hyperglycaemia and diabetes mellitus to efficacy and safety of mechanical thrombectomy in stroke patients	4
Response to ‘Neuro-COVID due to the response against the virus’ Letter	4
Fronto-orbito-zygomatic (FOZ) approach for infratemporal fossa lesions extending to middle cranial fossa: our experience and review of literature	4
Open imaging protocols, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other neurodegenerative disorders	4
Multiple sclerosis immunomodulatory therapies tested for effectiveness in COVID-19	4
Evaluating the optimal number of burr-holes for treating chronic subdural haematomas: good results from a single burr-hole?	4
Utility of the Polestar N30 low-field MRI system for resecting non-enhancing intra-axial brain lesions	4
Visual disturbances in patients with Parkinson’s Disease treated with oral medications or deep brain stimulation	4
Sinus headache — migraine or sinusitis?	4
Mechanical thrombectomy in COVID-19-associated ischaemic stroke: patient characteristics and outcomes in a single-centre study	3
Role of DTI-MRI parameters in diagnosis of ALS: useful biomarkers for daily practice? Tertiary centre experience and literature review	3
Response relating to the article 'Primary progressive multiple sclerosis overlapping with anti-GAD and anti-Hu antibodies positive neurological syndromes'	3
Predictors for long-term incomplete nidus obliteration following stereotactic radiosurgery for brain arteriovenous malformations: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Multisystem presentation of Late Onset Pompe Disease: what every consulting neurologist should know	3
Perspectives on cortical connectivity in ischaemic stroke	3
Glomangioma in the hand: diagnosis, treatment, and challenges	3

Common therapeutic approaches in sleep and awake bruxism — an overview	3
Primary progressive multiple sclerosis overlapping with anti-GAD and anti-Hu antibodies positive neurological syndromes	3
To drip or to mothership — the ongoing race for stroke thrombectomy	3
Neurology — to be or not to be of the cannabis-based medicine?	3
Two cases of delayed onset, fully reversible cortical oedema and signal intensity on brain MRI without infarction caused by prolonged migraine aura	3
International study: Global impact of COVID-19 on stroke care — the Polish contribution	3
Multiple sclerosis and related disorders: where do we stand in 2022?	3
Ambiguities in blood pressure management in acute ischaemic stroke	3
4C Mortality Score correlates with in-hospital functional outcome after COVID-19-associated ischaemic stroke	3
Long-term cenobamate retention, efficacy, and safety: outcomes from Expanded Access Programme	3
Importance of non-motor symptoms in PD and atypical parkinsonism	3
Myasthenia gravis and premature ovarian failure — a causal link	3
Immune response to COVID-19 vaccines in patients with multiple sclerosis treated with disease-modifying therapies	3