OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Neurology is 28. 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
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage complicating spinal subarachnoid hematoma causing acute cauda equina syndrome: a case report	60
Upper cervical epidural abscess with emphasis on diabetes as a risk factor: a case report	47
Unraveling the interplay between dyskinesia and overactive bladder symptoms in Parkinson’s disease: a comprehensive cohort study based on the long-term follow-up database of Parkinson’s disease	46
Predictors of recurrence of chronic subdural haematoma in a cohort study of patients presenting in a sub-Saharan African teaching hospital	43
Diagnostic biomarkers and immune infiltration profiles common to COVID-19, acute myocardial infarction and acute ischaemic stroke using bioinformatics methods and machine learning	43
Novel and characteristic radiological features of neurosyphilis: a case series	42
Correlation between optic nerve sheath diameter measured by bedside ultrasound and intracranial pressure in neurologically ill patients in a Chinese population	41
MELAS syndrome complicated by anti-GFAP autoantibody positivity: a case report and literature review	41
Early predictors of new-onset immune-related seizures: a preliminary study	40
Comparison of the diagnostic significance of cerebrospinal fluid metagenomic next-generation sequencing copy number variation analysis and cytology in leptomeningeal malignancy	40
The relationship between low birth weight and neurological disorders: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank	37
Association between stress hyperglycemia ratio and functional outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke	36
Alterations in the DTI-ALPS index and choroid plexus volume are associated with symptom severity in children with tic disorders	36
A preliminary study of the reliability and validity of the Uyghur version of the NUCOG cognitive screening application	35
Systematic review of the patient burden of generalised myasthenia gravis in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa	35
Woodhouse-sakati syndrome with no reportable MRI findings: a case report	35
Preliminary findings on diagnostic performance of computed tomography perfusion images for intracranial arterial stenosis: a retrospective study	35
AMPA and NMDA receptor antibody autoimmune encephalitis preceded by ocular myasthenia gravis: a case report	34
Clinical retrospective analysis of 14 cases of superficial siderosis of the central nervous system	34
Clinical and imaging features of parenchymal and non-parenchymal neuro-Behçet’s disease: a systematic review of case reports and series	33
Autoimmune nodopathy with anti-NF186 antibodies following SARS-CoV-2 infection: a case report	33
Correlation study between multiplanar reconstruction trigeminal nerve angulation and trigeminal neuralgia	33
The effectiveness of physiotherapy for patients with isolated cervical dystonia: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis	33
Exploring the gut-brain axis in alzheimer’s disease treatment via probiotics: evidence from animal studies-a systematic review and meta-analysis	31
The utility of diffusion-weighted imaging in patients with spinal cord infarction: difference from the findings of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder	31

ETRAISI registry report: clinical characteristics and related factors of outcome in reperfusion-eligible AIS patients	30
Association of total sleep duration variability with risk of new stroke in the middle-aged and elderly Chinese population	29
The prevalence and risk factors for phantom limb pain: a cross-sectional survey	28