Table 3.
List of top 50 most cited journal articles in pediatric neurosurgery from the years 2002–2012
| Article | Rank | Citations | Adjusted rank | Adjusted citations | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulhern RK, Merchant TE, Gajjar A, Reddick WE, Kun LE (2004) Late neurocognitive sequelae in survivors of brain tumours in childhood. The Lancet Oncology 5: 399-408 | 1 | 245 | 2 | 27.2 | Review |
| Hutchison JS, Ward RE, Lacroix J, Hebert PC, Barnes MA, Bohn DJ, Dirks PB, Doucette S, Fergusson D, Gottesman R, Joffe AR, Kirpalani HM, Meyer PG, Morris KP, Moher D, Singh RN, Skippen PW, Hypothermia Pediatric Head Injury Trial Investigators and the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group (2008) Hypothermia therapy after traumatic brain injury in children. The New England Journal of Medicine 358: 2447-2456 | 2 | 175 | 1 | 35.0 | 2 |
| Taylor HG, Yeates KO, Wade SL, Drotar D, Stancin T, Minich N (2002) A prospective study of short- and long-term outcomes after traumatic brain injury in children: behavior and achievement. Neuropsychology 16: 15-27 | 3 | 174 | 12 | 15.8 | 3 |
| Keenan HT, Runyan DK, Marshall SW, Nocera MA, Merten DF, Sinal SH (2003) A population-based study of inflicted traumatic brain injury in young children. JAMA 290: 621-626 | 4 | 164 | 9 | 16.4 | 4 |
| Sebire G, Tabarki B, Saunders DE, Leroy I, Liesner R, Saint-Martin C, Husson B, Williams AN, Wade A, Kirkham FJ (2005) Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in children: risk factors, presentation, diagnosis and outcome. Brain 128: 477-489 | 5 | 160 | 4 | 20.0 | 4 |
| Scott RM, Smith JL, Robertson RL, Madsen JR, Soriano SG, Rockoff MA (2004) Long-term outcome in children with moyamoya syndrome after cranial revascularization by pial synangiosis. Journal of Neurosurgery 100: 142-149 | 6 | 143 | 10 | 15.9 | 4 |
| Van Effenterre R, Boch AL (2002) Craniopharyngioma in adults and children: a study of 122 surgical cases. Journal of Neurosurgery 97: 3-11 | 7 | 140 | 20 | 12.7 | 4 |
| Karavitaki N, Brufani C, Warner JT, Adams CB, Richards P, Ansorge O, Shine B, Turner HE, Wass JA (2005) Craniopharyngiomas in children and adults: systematic analysis of121 cases with long-term follow-up. Clinical Endocrinology 62: 397-409 | 8 | 139 | 6 | 17.4 | 4 |
| Tong KA, Ashwal S, Holshouser BA, Nickerson JP, Wall CJ, Shutter LA, Osterdock RJ, Haacke EM, Kido D (2004) Diffuse axonal injury in children: clinical correlation with hemorrhagic lesions. Annals of Neurology 56: 36-50 | 9 | 136 | 13 | 15.1 | 2 |
| Merchant TE, Mulhern RK, Krasin MJ, Kun LE, Williams T, Li C, Xiong X, Khan RB, Lustig RH, Boop FA, Sanford RA (2004) Preliminary results from a phase II trial of conformal radiation therapy and evaluation of radiation-related CNS effects for pediatric patients with localized ependymoma. Journal of Clinical Oncology 22: 3156-3162 | 10 | 131 | 14 | 14.6 | 3 |
| Kazak AE, Alderfer M, Rourke MT, Simms S, Streisand R, Grossman JR (2004) Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in families of adolescent childhood cancer survivors. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 29: 211-219 | 10 | 131 | 14 | 14.6 | 4 |
| Kuroda S, Houkin K (2008) Moyamoya disease: current concepts and future perspectives. Lancet Neurology 7: 1056-1066 | 12 | 130 | 3 | 26.0 | Review |
| Adelson PD, Ragheb J, Kanev P, Brockmeyer D, Beers SR, Brown SD, Cassidy LD, Chang Y, Levin H (2005) Phase II clinical trial of moderate hypothermia after severe traumatic brain injury in children. Neurosurgery 56: 740-754 | 13 | 127 | 10 | 15.9 | 2 |
| Hargrave D, Bartels U, Bouffet E (2006) Diffuse brainstem glioma in children: critical review of clinical trials. The Lancet Oncology 7: 241-248 | 14 | 126 | 5 | 18.0 | Review |
| Tubbs RS, McGirt MJ, Oakes WJ (2003) Surgical experience in 130 pediatric patients with Chiari I malformations. Journal of Neurosurgery 99: 291-296 | 15 | 122 | 22 | 12.2 | 4 |
| Ommaya AK, Goldsmith W, Thibault L (2002) Biomechanics and neuropathology of adult and paediatric head injury. British Journal of Neurosurgery 16: 220-242 | 16 | 119 | 28 | 10.8 | Review |
| Yeates KO, Swift E, Taylor HG, Wade SL, Drotar D, Stancin T, Minich N (2004) Short- and long-term social outcomes following pediatric traumatic brain injury. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 10: 412-426 | 17 | 115 | 18 | 12.8 | 3 |
| Lustig RH, Post SR, Srivannaboon K, Rose SR, Danish RK, Burghen GA, Xiong X, Wu S, Merchant TE (2003) Risk factors for the development of obesity in children surviving brain tumors. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 88: 611-616 | 18 | 110 | 26 | 11.0 | 4 |
| Albanese A, Barnes MP, Bhatia KP, Fernandez-Alvarez E, Filippini G, Gasser T, Krauss JK, Newton A, Rektor I, Savoiardo M, Valls-Sole J (2006) A systematic review on the diagnosis and treatment of primary (idiopathic) dystonia and dystonia plus syndromes: report of an EFNS/MDS-ES Task Force. European Journal of Neurology 13: 433-444 | 19 | 101 | 16 | 14.4 | 4 |
| Poretti A, Grotzer MA, Ribi K, Schonle E, Boltshauser E (2004) Outcome of craniopharyngioma in children: long-term complications and quality of life. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 46: 220-229 | 20 | 97 | 28 | 10.8 | 3 |
| Fang A, Hu SS, Endres N, Bradford DS (2005) Risk factors for infection after spinal surgery. Spine 30: 1460-1465 | 21 | 95 | 23 | 11.9 | 4 |
| King WJ, MacKay M, Sirnick A, Canadian Shaken Baby Study Group (2003) Shaken baby syndrome in Canada: clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospital cases. Canadian Medical Association Journal 168: 155-159 | 22 | 93 | 36 | 9.3 | 4 |
| Greenes DS, Schutzman SA (1999) Clinical indicators of intracranial injury in head-injured infants. Pediatrics 104: 861-867 | 23 | 92 | 49 | 6.6 | 3 |
| Coffey RJ, Edgar TS, Francisco GE, Graziani V, Meythaler JM, Ridgely PM, Sadiq SA, Turner MS (2002) Abrupt withdrawal from intrathecal baclofen: recognition and management of a potentially life-threatening syndrome. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 83: 735-741 | 24 | 91 | 43 | 8.3 | Review |
| Jonas R, Nguyen S, Hu B, Asarnow RF, LoPresti C, Curtiss S, de Bode S, Yudovin S, Shields WD, Vinters HV, Mathern GW (2004) Cerebral hemispherectomy: hospital course, seizure, developmental, language, and motor outcomes. Neurology 62: 1712-1721 | 24 | 91 | 32 | 10.1 | 3 |
| Kirkwood MW, Yeates KO, Wilson PE (2006) Pediatric sport-related concussion: a review of the clinical management of an oft-neglected population. Pediatrics 117: 1359-1371 | 26 | 87 | 21 | 12.4 | 4 |
| Schwartz L, Taylor HG, Drotar D, Yeates KO, Wade SL, Stancin T (2003) Long-term behavior problems following pediatric traumatic brain injury: prevalence, predictors, and correlates. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 28: 251-263 | 27 | 86 | 39 | 8.6 | 3 |
| Carli M, Ferrari A, Mattke A, Zanetti I, Casanova M, Bisogno G, Cecchetto G, Alaggio R, De Sio L, Koscielniak E, Sotti G, Treuner J (2005) Pediatric malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor: the Italian and German soft tissue sarcoma cooperative group. Journal of Clinical Oncology 23: 8422-8430 | 28 | 83 | 31 | 10.4 | 3 |
| Puget S, Garnett M, Wray A, Grill J, Habrand JL, Bodaert N, Zerah M, Bezerra M, Renier D, Pierre-Kahn A, Sainte-Rose C (2007) Pediatric craniopharyngiomas: classification and treatment according to the degree of hypothalamic involvement. Journal of Neurosurgery 106: 3-12 | 28 | 83 | 17 | 13.8 | 4 |
| Palchak MJ, Holmes JF, Vance CW, Gelber RE, Schauer BA, Harrison MJ, Willis-Shore J, Wootton-Gorges SL, Derlet RW, Kuppermann N (2003) A decision rule for identifying children at low risk for brain injuries after blunt head trauma. Annals of Emergency Medicine 42: 492-506 | 30 | 81 | 45 | 8.1 | 3 |
| Cohen-Gadol AA, Ozduman K, Bronen RA, Kim JH, Spencer DD (2004) Long-term outcome after epilepsy surgery for focal cortical dysplasia. Journal of Neurosurgery 101: 55-65 | 30 | 81 | 37 | 9.0 | 4 |
| Kestle JR, Drake JM, Cochrane DD, Milner R, Walker ML, Abbott R, 3rd, Boop FA, Endoscopic Shunt Insertion Trial participants (2003) Lack of benefit of endoscopic ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion: a multicenter randomized trial. Journal of Neurosurgery 98: 284-290 | 30 | 81 | 45 | 8.1 | 2 |
| Geddes JF, Tasker RC, Hackshaw AK, Nickols CD, Adams GG, Whitwell HL, Scheimberg I (2003) Dural haemorrhage in non-traumatic infant deaths: does it explain the bleeding in ‘shaken baby syndrome’? Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology 29: 14-22 | 33 | 80 | 48 | 8.0 | 4 |
| Fletcher JM, Copeland K, Frederick JA, Blaser SE, Kramer LA, Northrup H, Hannay HJ, Brandt ME, Francis DJ, Villarreal G, Drake JM, Laurent JP, Townsend I, Inwood S, Boudousquie A, Dennis M (2005) Spinal lesion level in spina bifida: a source of neural and cognitive heterogeneity. Journal of Neurosurgery 102: 268-279 | 34 | 78 | 34 | 9.8 | 3 |
| Robertson PL, Muraszko KM, Holmes EJ, Sposto R, Packer RJ, Gajjar A, Dias MS, Allen JC, Children's Oncology Group (2006) Incidence and severity of postoperative cerebellar mutism syndrome in children with medulloblastoma: a prospective study by the Children's Oncology Group. Journal of Neurosurgery 105: 444-451 | 35 | 77 | 26 | 11.0 | 4 |
| Keenan HT, Runyan DK, Marshall SW, Nocera MA, Merten DF (2004) A population-based comparison of clinical and outcome characteristics of young children with serious inflicted and noninflicted traumatic brain injury. Pediatrics 114: 633-639 | 35 | 77 | 39 | 8.6 | 4 |
| Schwartz DM, Auerbach JD, Dormans JP, Flynn J, Drummond DS, Bowe JA, Laufer S, Shah SA, Bowen JR, Pizzutillo PD, Jones KJ, Drummond DS (2007) Neurophysiological detection of impending spinal cord injury during scoliosis surgery. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume) 89: 2440-2449 | 35 | 77 | 18 | 12.8 | 4 |
| Moore BD, 3rd (2005) Neurocognitive outcomes in survivors of childhood cancer. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 30: 51-63 | 38 | 76 | 35 | 9.5 | Review |
| Broniscer A, Gajjar A (2004) Supratentorial high-grade astrocytoma and diffuse brainstem glioma: two challenges for the pediatric oncologist. The Oncologist 9: 197-206 | 38 | 76 | 42 | 8.4 | Review |
| Cross JH, Jayakar P, Nordli D, Delalande O, Duchowny M, Wieser HG, Guerrini R, Mathern GW, International League against Epilepsy, Subcommission for Paediatric Epilepsy Surgery, Commissions of Neurosurgery and Paediatrics (2006) Proposed criteria for referral and evaluation of children for epilepsy surgery: recommendations of the Subcommission for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery. Epilepsia 47: 952-959 | 40 | 75 | 30 | 10.7 | Other |
| Cirak B, Ziegfeld S, Knight VM, Chang D, Avellino AM, Paidas CN (2004) Spinal injuries in children. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 39: 607-612 | 41 | 74 | 44 | 8.2 | 4 |
| Ewing-Cobbs L, Barnes M, Fletcher JM, Levin HS, Swank PR, Song J (2004) Modeling of longitudinal academic achievement scores after pediatric traumatic brain injury. Developmental Neuropsychology 25: 107-133 | 42 | 73 | 45 | 8.1 | 3 |
| Wyllie E, Lachhwani DK, Gupta A, Chirla A, Cosmo G, Worley S, Kotagal P, Ruggieri P, Bingaman WE (2007) Successful surgery for epilepsy due to early brain lesions despite generalized EEG findings. Neurology 69: 389-397 | 43 | 71 | 24 | 11.8 | 4 |
| Starr PA, Turner RS, Rau G, Lindsey N, Heath S, Volz M, Ostrem JL, Marks WJ, Jr. (2006) Microelectrode-guided implantation of deep brain stimulators into the globus pallidus internus for dystonia: techniques, electrode locations, and outcomes. Journal of Neurosurgery 104: 488-501 | 43 | 71 | 32 | 10.1 | 3 |
| Freitag H, Tuxhorn I (2005) Cognitive function in preschool children after epilepsy surgery: rationale for early intervention. Epilepsia 46: 561-567 | 45 | 70 | 38 | 8.8 | 3 |
| Merchant TE, Li C, Xiong X, Kun LE, Boop FA, Sanford RA (2009) Conformal radiotherapy after surgery for paediatric ependymoma: a prospective study. The Lancet Oncology 10: 258-266 | 46 | 69 | 7 | 17.3 | 3 |
| Lerner JT, Salamon N, Hauptman JS, Velasco TR, Hemb M, Wu JY, Sankar R, Donald Shields W, Engel J, Jr., Fried I, Cepeda C, Andre VM, Levine MS, Miyata H, Yong WH, Vinters HV, Mathern GW (2009) Assessment and surgical outcomes for mild type I and severe type II cortical dysplasia: a critical review and the UCLA experience. Epilepsia 50: 1310-1335 | 46 | 69 | 7 | 17.3 | Review |
| Grundy RG, Wilne SA, Weston CL, Robinson K, Lashford LS, Ironside J, Cox T, Chong WK, Campbell RH, Bailey CC, Gattamaneni R, Picton S, Thorpe N, Mallucci C, English MW, Punt JA, Walker DA, Ellison DW, Machin D, Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group Brain Tumour Committee (2007) Primary postoperative chemotherapy without radiotherapy for intracranial ependymoma in children: the UKCCSG/SIOP prospective study. The Lancet Oncology 8: 696-705 | 48 | 68 | 25 | 11.3 | 3 |
| McNeil DE, Cote TR, Clegg L, Rorke LB (2002) Incidence and trends in pediatric malignancies medulloblastoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor: a SEER update. Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results. Medical and Pediatric Oncology 39: 190-194 | 48 | 68 | 50 | 6.2 | Other |
| Warf BC (2005) Hydrocephalus in Uganda: the predominance of infectious origin and primary management with endoscopic third ventriculostomy. Journal of Neurosurgery 102: 1-15 | 48 | 68 | 41 | 8.5 | 4 |