OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Neurological Research 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Relationship between skeletal muscle mass change and swallowing function improvement among stroke patients with dysphagia during rehabilitation	23
Post-stroke dizziness, depression and anxiety	23
The Shh/Gli1 signaling pathway regulates regeneration via transcription factor Olig1 expression after focal cerebral ischemia in rats	22
Effect of growth differentiation factor 11 expression after peripheral nerve injury in Sprague-Dawley rats	21
The effect of the calcium channel blocker nimodipine on hippocampal BDNF/Ach levels in rats with experimental cognitive impairment	19
Management of endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke amid the COVID-2019 pandemic: a multicenter survey in China	19
FYN as an emerging biological biomarker for prognosis and potential therapeutic target in LGG	18
Endovascular treatment of ruptured basilar artery trunk aneurysm in the acute period: risk factors for periprocedural complications	18
Surgical resection of dysembryoplatic neuroepithelioma tumor associated with epilepsy based on imaging classification	17
Resection of meningiomas located in motor eloquent areas – comparative analysis of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation and conventional neuronavigation	17
Bilateral peroneal nerve palsy due to prolonged squatting in farmers: clinical and electrophysiological outcome	16
Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus-like MRI features in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy: a comparative case-control study	16
Comparison of nylon, vicryl, and fibrin glue for nerve grafting in rats	15
Translational mobility medicine and ugo carraro: a life of significant scientific contributions reviewed in celebration	13
Serum lipid profile in migraine and its association with clinical characteristics	13
Treatment of idiopathic meralgia paresthetica – is there reliable evidence yet?	13
Mobile stroke units based on rural emergency medical stations for pre-hospital intravenous thrombolysis of stroke in remote areas	13
Evaluation of peripheral and central olfactory regions by MRI in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension	12
Levetiracetam treatment in an experimental model of sciatic nerve injury: A randomized controlled trial	12
Overlooked evidence for transmission deficit of pupillary light reflex can be secondary to trigeminal nerve ganglion degeneration following subarachnoid hemorrhage; preliminary experimental study	12
Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 1 promotes low-grade glioma progression by activating mTORC1 signaling	12
Assessment of serum oxidative stress parameters in migraine patients	11
5-HT_1B receptor-AC-PKA signal pathway in the lateral habenula is involved in the regulation of depressive-like behaviors in 6-hydroxydopamine-induced Parkinson’s rats	11
MicoRNA-214-3p: a key player in CPLX2-mediated inhibition on temozolomide resistance in glioma	11
The effect of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques on pain, motor functions, fatigue and health related quality of life in individuals with multiple sclerosis: a randomized, single-bli	11

Do cervical stabilization exercises change the effects of conventional exercises in patients with Parkinson’s disease?	11
Expression levels of IL-17/IL-23 cytokine-targeting microRNAs 20, 21, 26, 155, and Let-7 in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis	11
Altered brain activity and functional connectivity in migraine without aura during and outside attack	11
The prognostic significance of the lipid profile after an ischemic stroke	10
Balance and gait in individuals with diabetic peripheral neuropathy	10
Treatment response in newly diagnosed epilepsy: a syndromic approach	9
Differentiation of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells into neurons induced by bone morphogenetic protein 7 in vitro	9
Do bubbles matter amid PBC for trigeminal neuralgia?	9
Neuroprotective effects of catechins in an experimental Parkinson’s disease model and SK-N-AS cells: evaluation of cell viability, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects	9
Cognitive frailty predicting death and disability in Chinese elderly	9
ASPECT scores of patients with focal intracerebral hemorrhage were correlated with their short- and medium-term functional outcomes	9
Safety and efficacy of intravascular therapy in patients with progressive stroke caused by intracranial large vascular occlusion exceeding the time window of 24 hours	9
High leukocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with acute relapse in multiple sclerosis patients	9
Mild cognitive impairment in patients with Parkinson´s disease and the analysis of associated factors	9
Genistein prevents the decrease in ganglioside levels induced by amyloid-beta in the frontal cortex of rats	9
Long non-coding RNAs as a predictive markers of group 3 medulloblastomas	8
CD22 exacerbates brain injury in subarachnoid hemorrhage by inhibiting microglial phagocytic function	8
Effect of lidocaine on expression of P2X7, p-p38 and IL-Iβ in the thalamus of rats with trigeminal neuralgia	8
The effect of eight weeks of aerobic training with vitamin C on some apoptotic markers in the hippocampus tissue of rats with Alzheimer’s disease; an experimental study	8
Correction	8
Microvascular neural blood flow assessment for a chronic nerve compression neuropathy mouse model by fluorescein angiography	8
Experience to prevent wire tethering in deep brain stimulation from a single center	8
Clinical findings, etiological factors, and prognosis markers in status epilepticus: a university hospital experience	8
Effect of deep brain stimulation on sexual dysfunction among patients who had Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Astrocyte-derived extracellular vesicles inhibit the abnormal activation of immune function in neonatal mice with hypoxic-ischemic brain damage by carrying miR-124-3p	8
Reliability and validity of the single- and dual-task Figure-of-8 Walk tests in stroke patients	8
Multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder testing and treatment availability in Latin America	8
The clinical features, treatment and outcomes of 33 children from Northwestern China with Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis	8
Obesity in acute ischaemic stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis therapy	7
Correction	7
A comparative study of cognitive function and reaction time in obese and non-obese adults	7
Association of the PTGS2 8473T>C polymorphism with depression and nausea in Iranian migraineurs	7
Analysis of risk factors for the efficacy of tirofiban in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke	7
Impact of cognitive fatigue on balance in individuals with multiple sclerosis without cognitive impairment	7
The potential association between COVID-19 disease and Guillain-Barré syndrome	7
ApoC1 promotes glioma metastasis by enhancing epithelial-mesenchymal transition and activating the STAT3 pathway	7
Correction	7
The effect of cervical mobilization on joint position sense, balance and gait in patients with multiple sclerosis: a randomized crossover study	7
Evaluation of the relationship between serum BDNF concentration and indicators of oxidative stress and inflammation in COVID-19 patients with neurological disorders - a pilot study	7
GSK4716 enhances 5-HT1AR expression by glucocorticoid receptor signaling in hippocampal HT22 cells	7
5 -Alpha-dihydroxyprogesterone may contribute to perceptual processing and attention of the cases with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis	7
The combination of deferoxamine and minocycline strengthens neuroprotective effect on acute intracerebral hemorrhage in rats	7
Effect of selegiline as a monomine oxidase B inhibitor on the expression of neurotrophin mRNA levels in a contusion rat model of spinal cord injury	7
Disease activity after discontinuation of disease-modifying therapies in patients with multiple sclerosis in Argentina: data from the nationwide registry RelevarEM	6
Guillain–Barré syndrome from an emergency department view: how to better predict the outcome?	6
The additive effect between bupropion and citicoline upon induction of anti-nociceptive effect in nerve-ligated mice	6
Piroxicam reduced the intensity of epileptic seizures in a kindling seizure model	6
The effect of a single dose of Mk-801 use on adult brain tissue after an experimental head trauma model applied in immature rats	6
Safety and efficacy of 35mg of intravenous recombinant human prourokinase for acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Outcomes of central nervous system tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia: a multi-center study	6

The pros and cons of motor, memory, and emotion-related behavioral tests in the mouse traumatic brain injury model	6
Is artificial intelligence successful in the Turkish neurology board exam?	6
Circulating granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and functional outcome after ischemic stroke: an observational study	6
Long-COVID from the perspective of neurologists at the outpatient clinic: A cross-sectional field study	6
The correlation between vitamin B12 serum levels and migraine: a case-control study	6
Heterozygous missense mutation of the RELN gene is one of the causes of epilepsy	6
Clinical and genetic factors affecting diagnostic timeline of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a 15-year retrospective study	6
The relationship between serum GDF15 levels and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease	6
CLU polymorphisms and plasma clusterin levels in patients with multiple sclerosis: association with disability scores, progression rate and fingolimod therapy	6
Circ_0076490 silencing inhibits MAPK1 expression to decrease the proliferation and increase apoptosis of Jurkat cells by regulating miR-144-3p in myasthenia gravis	6
Revisiting sinking skin flap syndrome: a series of case reports and literature review on cranioplasty with PEEK implants	6
LncRNA HAND2-AS1 attenuates glioma cell proliferation, invasion and migration by targeting CDK6	6
Concentric needle jitter analysis of the genioglossus muscle in patients with motor neuron disease	5
The effects of myofascial release in combined with task-oriented circuit training on balance in people with Parkinson’s disease: a randomized pilot trial	5
Peripheral blood cell count ratios as a predictor of poor functional outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke	5
Sensory training combined with motor training improves trunk proprioception in stroke patients: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial	5
Aluminum neurotoxicity and autophagy: a mechanistic view	5
Persisting consequences of ischemic stroke after three months, assessed with the Stroke Impact Scale Version 3.0	5
Oxidative stress and early mortality in acute ischemic stroke: A prospective cohort study	5
Neuroinflammation after ischemic stroke involves INPP5D expression mediated by the TMPO-AS1-PU.1 complex	5
Pentylenetetrazole-induced kindling rat model: miR-182 and miR-27b-3p mediated neuroprotective effect of thymoquinone in the hippocampus	5
Cervical radiculopathy secondary to vertebral artery dissection: clinical features and outcomes	5
Thyroid functions as a parameter in monitoring of antiepileptic drugs	5
Factors associated with the recurrence of lumbar disk herniation: biomechanical–radiological and demographic factors	5
Resveratrol impairs acquisition, reinstatement and precipitates extinction of alcohol-induced place preference in mice	5
Cholinergic deficit induced memory retrieval impairment and hippocampal CaMKII-alpha deregulation is counteracted by sub-chronic agmatine treatment in mice	5
Impulsivity and attention deficit-hyperactivity symptoms among patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a case-control study	5
Neuroprotective effects of lentivirus‐mediated aquaporin‐4 gene silencing in rat model of traumatic brain injury	5
Association of D-dimer/fibrinogen ratio and combination of D-dimer and fibrinogen with prognosis of stroke and stroke subtypes	5
Deciphering diabetic neuropathy: immune cell causality revealed	5
Plasma long non-coding RNAs ASMTL-AS1, AP001363.1, AC005730.3 and AL133415.1 as a potential biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease	5
Turkish translation and transcultural validity and reliability of an assessment tool for spasticity: Leg Activity Measure (Leg A)	5
Curcumin ameliorates aluminum oxide nanoparticle-induced memory deficit by regulating the hippocampal p38 signaling pathway in mice	5
The involvement of EGR1 in neuron apoptosis in the in vitro model of spinal cord injury via BTG2 up-regulation	5
Dopaminergic neuronal death in the substantia nigra associates with change in serum levels of TNF-α and IL-1β; evidence from early experimental model of Parkinson’s disease	5
Development of cerebral microbleeds and its impact on cognitive function in adult patients receiving medical management alone for ischemic moyamoya disease: supplementary analysis of a 5-year prospect	5
Comparison of astrocytes and gap junction proteins in the white matter of genetic absence epileptic and control rats: an experimental study	5
Predictive serum biomarkers of patients with cerebral infarction	5
The influencing factors and changes of cognitive function within 40 Rasmussen encephalitis patients that received a hemispherectomy	4
Enhanced expression of miR-128 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells: a potent candidate diagnostic biomarker for multiple sclerosis	4
A simple scoring to predict symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after stroke thrombolysis: the EGAN score	4
Association between the SUA/Scr ratio and carotid plaque in patients with ischemic stroke based on gender and age: a retrospective study	4
Assessment of serum inflammatory parameters in RRMS and SPMS patients	4
Increased neuropil antibody prevalence in COVID-19 patients with acute ischemic stroke	4
Factors influencing recurrence after an ischemic stroke vary by sex	4
The upregulation of caveolin-1 expression via the TLR4-Myd88 pathway contributes to cerebral vasospasm	4
Altered hippocampal expression and function of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE)	4
The significance of neural electrophysiological and functional effects of cervical spinal ganglia and sympathetic ganglia in cervical vertigo	4
Novel predictors and a predictive model of cerebrovascular atherosclerotic ischemic stroke based on clinical databases	4
Efficacy of bevacizumab in the treatment of refractory brain edema of metastatic tumors from different sources	4
Real-world experiences of migraine patients on Erenumab: a Kuwait single center cohort	4
Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on lower limb function, balance and quality of life after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Acute effects of lumbosacral mobilization on balance and functional activities in idiopathic Parkinson’s disease:A randomised controlled trial	4
Trends in use of gabapentinoids among adults in the United States from 2003–2018	4
Enriched environment enhanced the astrocyte-derived BDNF and VEGF expression and alleviate white matter injuries of rats with ischemic stroke	4
Prediction of hospitalization time and independence level with functional outcomes for patients with acute stroke: a retrospective study	4
N-Acetylcysteine alleviates spinal cord injury in rats after early decompression surgery by regulating inflammation and apoptosis	4
Cerebrospinal fluid leak management in anterior basal skull fractures secondary to head trauma	4
Effectiveness of acupoint injection combined with specific electromagnetic spectrum irradiation and acupuncture on peripheral facial paralysis	4
Analyses of the clinical factors and freezing of gait in association with the quality-of-life indexes in Parkinson’s disease subjects with and without STN-DBS therapy	4
Establishing prognostic significance of hypoxia predictors in patients with acute cerebral pathology	4
Risk factors for recanalization of basilar tip aneurysm after endovascular treatment: a retrospective cohort study	4
Baseline serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor association with future cognition in community-dwelling older adults undergoing annual memory screening	4