British Journal of Neurosurgery

Papers
(The TQCC of British Journal of 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Radiofrequency thalamotomy for tremor outcomes correlate with dentorubrothalamic tract distance28
The rupture of an anterior communicating artery aneurysm does not associate with an asymmetry in the A1 or A2 arteries: a retrospective study of radiological features24
Longitudinal neurosurgical activity in the NHS: a retrospective study18
Non-missile penetrating brain injury—surgical techniques for removing a long penetrating foreign body: a case report16
A lecture series – neurosurgery in an Irish Medical School without an associated neurosurgical Centre15
Long-term outcome of patients treated for craniopharyngioma: a single center experience15
Modic changes and its association with other MRI phenotypes in east Anatolian low back pain patients13
Further data on the value of intra-ventricular administration of aminoglycosides to treat post-neurosurgical Gram-negative meningitis is required13
Endocrine dysregulation in aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage12
Cerebral syphilitic Gumma in the modern era: a report of an unusual case and brief review of recent published reports12
Between Scylla and Charybdis: risks of early therapeutic anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism after acute intracranial hemorrhage12
Artificial intelligence and the potential for perioperative delabeling of penicillin allergies for neurosurgery inpatients12
Progress in brain research vol 268: Recent advances and controversies in Gamma Knife neurosurgery,10
Outcomes of head trauma in children admitted to a tertiary paediatric intensive care unit in South Wales10
Complications in neurosurgery, acta neurochirurgica supplement 1309
The prognostic utility of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in paediatric brain tumours: a retrospective case control study9
Mycotic pseudoaneurysm in the internal carotid artery secondary to cranial base abscess diagnosed with optic neuritis: a case report9
Experimental animal models for brain abscess: a systematic review9
Pathogenesis, management strategies, and outcome of non-communicating extradural spinal arachnoid cyst (NEAC): a systematic review8
Laparoscopic anchoring of peritoneal catheters using surgical mesh – a promising approach for recurrent extrinsic ventriculoperitoneal shunt migration8
Reducing the neurosurgical waiting list burden: is it a futile endeavour?8
Spinal cord stimulation as a treatment option for complex regional pain syndrome: a narrative review8
NF2 mutation associated with accelerated time to recurrence for older patients with atypical meningiomas7
Trends and insights in clinical and research aspects of spinal surgery7
A pragmatic single centre retrospective comparative review of complication profile between PEEK cages and Zero-P cage screw constructs7
Bibliometric analysis of the top 100 cited articles on stereotactic radiosurgery of intracranial meningiomas7
Better neuroprotective profile of caffeic acid phenyl ester over resveratrol in non-traumatic ischemia-reperfusion injury of the spinal cord7
Effectiveness and safety of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in isolated generalised or segmental dystonia (SUNDYS trial): a study protocol7
Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in traumatic brain injury after radiographic progression: a 6-year experience at a single Canadian Level 1 trauma Centre7
Transoral penetrating upper cervical injury: a case report6
Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumour in the third ventricle of a young adult – a rare presentation6
Different phenotypes of moyamoya disease in a Chinese familial case involving heterozygous c.14429G>a variant in RNF2136
High flow arteriovenous malformation with transverse-sigmoid sinus stenosis and congestive venopathy mimicking DAVF6
Don’t make a mountain out of dermoid cysts of the anterior fontanelle6
Localization and symptoms associated with removal of negative motor area during awake surgery6
Clinical and descriptive characteristics associated with high-grade meningioma in a large clinical series5
Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson disease 2013–2023: where are we a further 10 years on?5
Hyperostosis in meningioma: a retrospective exploration of histological correlates5
Dural substitutes – the myth and reality5
Ruptured brain arteriovenous malformation in a pregnant woman: a case report5
Effectiveness of subtemporal decompression for the management of slit ventricle syndrome5
A good and timely review5
Identifying elective treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms using the Hospital Episode Statistics database5
Cost-effectiveness of surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy in the United Kingdom5
Forty years at the National Centre for Stereotactic Radiosurgery a historical vignette 1985–20254
C1 lateral mass screw insertion using cannulated, navigated screws: preliminary results of a novel technique4
First insights into the utilisation of the M.BLUE ® device for post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus treatment4
Treatment of C2 tuberculosis using C1-3 inter-lateral mass structural bone graft and short segment fixation: a case report4
Lhermitte-Duclos disease (dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytoma) in the setting of cowden syndrome: a case report and literature review on COLD syndrome4
Global neurosurgery: Colombia4
A different perspective on the dilemma of durotomy or duraplasty in Chiari type 1 malformation surgery4
Site matters: Image-guided percutaneous sampling of intervertebral disc results in increased positive diagnostic yield in spondylodiscitis4
Degenerative cervical myelopathy education in UK medical schools: a national cross-sectional survey of medical students4
5-Aminolevulinic acid fluorescence-guided endoscopic surgery for deep-seated intraparenchymal tumors4
Pharmacological venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in elective cranial surgery: a systematic review of time of initiation, regimen and duration4
Fellowship of the British Journal of Neurosurgery4
Functional outcomes following treatment of unruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms: a single-centre comparison of microsurgical vs. endovascular management4
Mortality and morbidity in surgically treated patients with petroclival meningiomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case series4
Patient selection and outcome of deep brain stimulation for multiple sclerosis-associated tremor4
Cerebral arteriovenous malformation and foreign accent syndrome: a case report4
Animal products in neurosurgery – navigating informed consent4
A career in neurosurgery: perceptions and the impact of a national SBNS/NANSIG neurosurgery careers day4
Evaluation of the safety, radiographic and resident training results of thoracic pedicle screws placement using resection of the transverse process4
Too many case reports…4
Middle meningeal artery embolisation for chronic subdural haematoma – a UK single-centre experience4
The utility of 16S rRNA gene sequencing on intraoperative specimens from intracranial infections: an 8-year study in a regional UK neurosurgical unit4
Neurosurgical training: what lessons can the UK learn from global training programs?4
YouTube videos for describing Deep Brain Stimulation: a comprehensive and quantitative review4
Surgical treatment of hemifacial spasm caused by fusiform vertebral artery aneurysm: case report and literature review4
A national audit of head injury discharge advice4
Surgical outcomes of intraoperative O-arm versus C-arm fluoroscopy in occipitocervical fixation: a retrospective analysis4
Correction3
Paraparesis after low dose administration of fluorescein for endoscopic resection of an encephalocele: a case report3
Cranial decompression and expansion surgery for the treatment of refractory idiopathic intracranial hypertension: case report and systematic review3
Contralateral transcallosal transfalcine approach for bilateral intra-extraventricular anaplastic ganglioglioma via ‘the trans-tumoral route’: a technical case instructi3
The utility of poly(somno)graphy in evaluating children with Chiari malformation type II before and after surgical intervention: a case series3
The volume-outcome relationship for endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery for benign neoplasm: analysis of an administrative dataset for England3
Patient and physician positioning during anterior skull base surgery impacts physician ergonomics3
Tremor in triventricular hydrocephalus secondary to an aqueductal web with stenosis and response to third ventricular ventriculostomy3
The impact of minimum unit pricing on traumatic brain injury in Scotland: a retrospective cohort study of routine national data3
A most unusual diagnosis via an unusual route: tunneling through Meckel’s cave3
Adult intracranial bacterial abscesses in Ireland (2010–2021) associated with a low mortality. Luck of the Irish?3
Comparative study on acute management of intracerebral haematoma using local thrombolysis in moyamoya and non-moyamoya patients: a single institution experience3
Evaluation of the role of anal tone and perianal sensation examination in the assessment of suspected cauda equina syndrome3
Stereotactic radiosurgery with immune checkpoint inhibitors for brain metastases: a meta-analysis study3
Tumour treating fields in glioblastoma: is the treatment tolerable, effective, and practical in UK patients?3
Chiari malformation type I and craniosynostosis in adults: Retrospective analysis over a 10 year period in a tertiary care Centre3
Surgical resection of petroclival meningiomas of the cerebellopontine angle and/or diaphragma sellae extension via an extended intradural anterior transpetrous approach3
Combined posterior percutaneous pedicle screw fixation with anterior monosegmental column reconstruction for unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures: an institutional experience3
Aneurysm management in patients over 80 years old with good grade subarachnoid haemorrhage3
Sisyphus in scrubs3
Primary spinal cord glioblastoma multiforme: a single-center experience3
Volume maximised glycerol rhizolysis for trigeminal neuralgia: a single centre analysis of outcomes3
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of children with non-sinogenic Brain infections3
A case of adult-onset Grisel’s syndrome3
Usability of mixed reality in awake craniotomy planning3
Tethered cord secondary to focal nondisjunction of the primary neural tube: experience from a Singapore children’s hospital3
Towards net-zero operating in neurosurgery2
Dropped head syndrome in a patient with Parkinson’s disease and inflammatory myopathy, treated with sternocleidomastoid release and circumferential cervical fusion2
Individualised connectomic-guided radiosurgical thalamotomy for chronic pain2
Robotically facilitated parafasicular microsurgery to a brain arteriovenous malformation in a paediatric patient2
The use of augmented reality in transsphenoidal surgery: A systematic review2
Proceedings of the 2025 Spring Meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons2
Invention of a non-invasive intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring system – an enlightenment from a hydrocephalus study2
Endovascular and surgical obliteration rates of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae: a single UK Centre experience2
Plagiarism—lessons learnt2
Comparison of health-related quality of life in patients with traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid haemorrhage and cervical spine disease2
Unruptured untreated intracranial aneurysms: a retrospective analysis of outcomes of 445 aneurysms managed conservatively2
A history of the surgery of the cranial sutures2
Analysis of the influencing factors related to neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injuries: a retrospective study2
Purely nasal floor mucosa-free graft for reconstruction after endoscopic endonasal transellar approach: an anatomical and clinical analysis2
Optimising trajectory planning for stereotactic brain tumour biopsy using artificial intelligence: a systematic review of the literature2
Repeat resection for recurrent glioblastoma in the temozolomide era: a real-world multi-centre study2
Surgical treating lumbar intraspinal tumor through a para-split laminotomy2
Removal of grade IV vestibular schwannomas by retrosigmoid approach: results of a cumulative series of two European centers2
Locating the ventral intermediate thalamic nucleus for deep brain stimulation surgery: analysis of a case series comparing CT and MR targeting2
Drug-resistant epilepsy in children with hemophilia: how can we do it surgically?2
The incidence and prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms in sickle cell disease patients: a systematic review2
Impact of antithrombotic agents on outcomes in patients requiring surgery for chronic subdural haematoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis2
A novel case of paravertebral glomangiomyomatosis2
Feasibility of awake endoscopic third ventriculostomy in selected patients of obstructive hydrocephalus2
Visual and endocrine outcome following surgery for pituitary adenoma in a tertiary hospital, North Central Nigeria2
Quantitative assessment of brainstem distortion in vestibular schwannoma and its implication in occurrence of hydrocephalus2
The morbidity of out-of-hours surgery for Cauda Equina Syndrome2
Natural history of post-operative non-functioning pituitary adenomas – a single centre cohort analysis2
Chronic relapsing ascending myelopathy: a treatable progressive neurological syndrome following traumatic spinal cord injury2
Accessory nerve schwannoma extending into the fourth ventricle: case report and review of literature2
Decompressive craniectomy incisions: all roads lead to bone2
Interdural extra-arachnoidal resection of fifth nerve schwannomas with tailored petrous drilling: Eliminating the blind spot2
Spinal cord anaplastic Pilocytic Astrocytoma – two stage resection with elsberg and beer technique. Case report and literature review2
Can angiogenesis be reliably determined on digital subtraction angiography in cerebral arteriovenous malformations?2
Spinal paraganglioma presenting with raised intracranial pressure: a note on the diagnosis and post-operative management2
Comparison of outcomes and complications between one- and two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a population-based study of 410 patients2
A case of recurrent flight-induced cerebrospinal fluid shunt overdrainage2
Reduction of giant parietooccipital fibrous dysplasia using dynamic mirror image guidance: a case report and review of the literature2
Traumatic arteriovenous fistula from internal maxillary artery following trigeminal balloon compression2
Post-traumatic hydrocephalus may be associated with autologous cranioplasty failure, independent of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement: a retrospective analysis2
Comparison of two techniques of goal directed fluid therapy in elective neurosurgical patients – a randomized controlled study2
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