OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Pediatric Neurosurgery 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Advances and Clinical Trials Update in the Treatment of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas	18
Management of Sleep Apnea in Children with Chiari I Malformation: A Retrospective Study	11
Current Open Trials and Molecular Update for Pediatric Embryonal Tumors	10
Rare Case of Pediatric Disseminated Choroid Plexus Papilloma: Literature Review and Call for Reclassification	9
Management of Pediatric Patient with Multiple Cranial, Intracranial, and Spinal Manifestations of Penttinen Syndrome: A Case Report	8
Radiotherapy for Primary Pediatric Central Nervous System Malignancies: Current Treatment Paradigms and Future Directions	8
Front & Back Matter	8
Complex Craniosynostosis in Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome: Case Report in Twins	6
Pediatric Primary Intracranial Malignant Melanoma: Case Report and Literature Review	6
Advances in Imaging Modalities for Pediatric Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors	6
Intracranial Aneurysm in Pediatric Population: A Single-Center Experience	6
Erratum	6
Subtotal resection with proton beam radiotherapy for treatment of pineal parenchymal tumor of intermediate differentiation in a pediatric patient	6
Multimodality approach to a pediatric craniopharyngioma with mixed histological features	5
Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma of the Jugular Foramen in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature	5
Contents	5
Multifocal Subdural Hematoma in a Teenager after a Fourth-Dimension Roller Coaster Ride	5
The Absence of the Neuronal Component in Limited Dorsal Myeloschisis: A Case Report	5
Infradentate Approach to The Fourth Ventricle with Tubular Retraction System for Medulloblastoma: Feasibility of A Minimally Invasive Technique to Avoid Anatomical Complications in a Pediatric Patient	5
Rare Onset of Erdheim-Chester Disease in Children and Young Adults: A Case Series and Review of the Literature	5
Subject Index	4
The Caregiver Burden of Helmet Therapy following Endoscopic Strip Craniectomy: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study	4
Predictive Value of Blood Markers in Pediatric Brain Tumors Using Machine Learning	4
Is the Choroid Plexus Needed?	4
Traumatic Head Injuries from Ceiling Fans at a Pediatric Level I Trauma Center in the United States	4

Front & Back Matter	4
Prelims	3
Symptomatic Multi-Nodular Fourth Ventricular Choroid Plexus Papillary Fibrosis in the Context of Chiari II Malformation: Case Report and Literature Review	3
Pediatric Cervical Spine Trauma: Injury Patterns, Diagnosis, and Treatment	3
Practical Algorithm for the Management of Multisutural Craniosynostosis with Associated Chiari Malformation and/or Hydrocephalus	3
Coexistence of Trigonocephaly and Sylvian Arachnoid Cysts: A Coincidence?	3
Recent Advancements in Ependymoma: Challenges and Therapeutic Opportunities	3
Crouzon’s Syndrome with a Dominant Sinus Pericranii Draining Transverse Sinus: Report of a Rare Association and Review of Literature	3
Peri-Sylvian Fissure Developmental Venous Anomaly	3
Post-COVID-19 Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome-Related Cerebral Infarction in a Pediatric Patient Managed with Decompressive Craniectomy	3
Leptomeningeal Dissemination of Low-Grade Neuroepithelial Tumor with FGFR1_TACC1 Fusion with Clinical and Radiographic Response to Pazopanib and Topotecan	3
Paediatric Rhabdoid Meningioma: Clinical and Therapeutic Features Findings – Case Series of 3 Patients	3
Detection and Management of Tethered Cord in Anorectal Malformation: A Survey of Pediatric Neurosurgeons in the United States	3
Does Obesity Affect Preoperative Shoulder Balance in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?	3
Contents	3
Use of Intraoperative Neuronavigation to Identify Transdural Collaterals in Moyamoya Vasculopathy: A Simple Way to Make It Safer	3
Torcular Dural Sinus Malformation	3
Acknowledgement to Reviewers	3
The Hybrid Operative Suite with Intraoperative Biplane Rotational Angiography in Pediatric Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery: Utility and Lessons Learned	3