| Rank |
Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
|
Clearance of the cervical spine in clinically unevaluable trauma patients.
|
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
2010
|
2.65
|
|
2
|
Cost-effectiveness of current treatment strategies for lumbar spinal stenosis: nonsurgical care, laminectomy, and X-STOP.
|
J Neurosurg Spine
|
2010
|
2.32
|
|
3
|
Is aggressive treatment of traumatic brain injury cost-effective?
|
J Neurosurg
|
2012
|
2.22
|
|
4
|
Utility of delayed surgical repair of neonatal brachial plexus palsy.
|
J Neurosurg Pediatr
|
2014
|
1.97
|
|
5
|
Anterior surgical management of single-level cervical disc disease: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
|
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
2014
|
1.96
|
|
6
|
Deep brain stimulation compared with methadone maintenance for the treatment of heroin dependence: a threshold and cost-effectiveness analysis.
|
Addiction
|
2012
|
1.58
|
|
7
|
Durability of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery: a meta-regression study.
|
Ann Surg
|
2012
|
1.44
|
|
8
|
Decompressive hemicraniectomy for pediatric traumatic brain injury: long-term outcome based on quality of life.
|
Pediatr Neurosurg
|
2011
|
1.44
|
|
9
|
Geographic variation in outcomes from severe traumatic brain injury.
|
World Neurosurg
|
2011
|
1.44
|
|
10
|
How large is the typical subarachnoid hemorrhage? A review of current neurosurgical knowledge.
|
World Neurosurg
|
2011
|
1.41
|
|
11
|
Choosing the best operation for chronic subdural hematoma: a decision analysis.
|
J Neurosurg
|
2010
|
1.33
|
|
12
|
Systematic review of outcome after ischemic stroke due to anterior circulation occlusion treated with intravenous, intra-arterial, or combined intravenous+intra-arterial thrombolysis.
|
Stroke
|
2012
|
1.26
|
|
13
|
uPA modulates the age-dependent effect of brain injury on cerebral hemodynamics through LRP and ERK MAPK.
|
J Cereb Blood Flow Metab
|
2008
|
1.18
|
|
14
|
Screening tests for normal-pressure hydrocephalus: sensitivity, specificity, and cost.
|
J Neurosurg
|
2006
|
1.11
|
|
15
|
uPA impairs cerebrovasodilation after hypoxia/ischemia through LRP and ERK MAPK.
|
Brain Res
|
2008
|
1.09
|
|
16
|
Traumatic coagulopathy: the effect of brain injury.
|
J Neurotrauma
|
2008
|
1.00
|
|
17
|
Signaling, delivery and age as emerging issues in the benefit/risk ratio outcome of tPA For treatment of CNS ischemic disorders.
|
J Neurochem
|
2010
|
0.98
|
|
18
|
Pediatric intracranial arachnoid cysts: comparative effectiveness of surgical treatment options.
|
Childs Nerv Syst
|
2013
|
0.93
|
|
19
|
Cost-effectiveness of confirmatory techniques for the placement of lumbar pedicle screws.
|
Neurosurg Focus
|
2012
|
0.92
|
|
20
|
Morphometric analysis of posterior fossa after in utero myelomeningocele repair.
|
J Neurosurg Pediatr
|
2011
|
0.91
|
|
21
|
Evidence that a panel of neurodegeneration biomarkers predicts vasospasm, infarction, and outcome in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
|
PLoS One
|
2011
|
0.90
|
|
22
|
Predicting intracranial lesions by antiplatelet agents in subjects with mild head injury.
|
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
|
2010
|
0.89
|
|
23
|
Prevalence of cervical spinal injury in trauma.
|
Neurosurg Focus
|
2008
|
0.88
|
|
24
|
Relating quality of life to Glasgow outcome scale health states.
|
J Neurotrauma
|
2012
|
0.88
|
|
25
|
Temporal dynamics of microparticle elevation following subarachnoid hemorrhage.
|
J Neurosurg
|
2012
|
0.86
|
|
26
|
Microthrombosis after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage: time course and effect of red blood cell-bound thrombin-activated pro-urokinase and clazosentan.
|
Exp Neurol
|
2011
|
0.86
|
|
27
|
Patient comorbidities and complications after spinal surgery: a societal-based cost analysis.
|
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
2012
|
0.84
|
|
28
|
Prophylaxis for deep venous thrombosis in craniotomy patients: a decision analysis.
|
Neurosurgery
|
2005
|
0.84
|
|
29
|
Hemostatic and neuroprotective effects of human recombinant activated factor VII therapy after traumatic brain injury in pigs.
|
Exp Neurol
|
2008
|
0.83
|
|
30
|
Upsetting the balance.
|
Indian J Med Res
|
2007
|
0.82
|
|
31
|
Comparative effectiveness of treatment options for pediatric craniopharyngiomas.
|
J Neurosurg Pediatr
|
2013
|
0.82
|
|
32
|
Traumatic brain injury-induced ependymal ciliary loss decreases cerebral spinal fluid flow.
|
J Neurotrauma
|
2014
|
0.82
|
|
33
|
Decision analysis of treatment options for vestibular schwannoma.
|
J Neurosurg
|
2010
|
0.81
|
|
34
|
Impaired fibrinolysis and traumatic brain injury in mice.
|
J Neurotrauma
|
2006
|
0.81
|
|
35
|
Performing a cost analysis in spine outcomes research: comparing ventral and dorsal approaches for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
|
Neurosurgery
|
2012
|
0.81
|
|
36
|
Endoscopic versus open resection of tuberculum sellae meningiomas: a decision analysis.
|
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec
|
2012
|
0.80
|
|
37
|
Deep brain stimulation compared with bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity: a decision analysis study.
|
Neurosurg Focus
|
2010
|
0.80
|
|
38
|
Quality of life after hemicraniectomy for traumatic brain injury in adults. A review of the literature.
|
Neurosurg Focus
|
2009
|
0.79
|
|
39
|
Prophylaxis for deep venous thrombosis in patients with craniotomies: a review.
|
Neurosurg Focus
|
2004
|
0.79
|
|
40
|
Surgical Approaches for the Treatment of Thoracic Disk Herniation: Results of a Decision Analysis.
|
Clin Spine Surg
|
2017
|
0.79
|
|
41
|
Mild head injury.
|
J Neurosurg
|
2005
|
0.78
|
|
42
|
Thromboelastography defines late hypercoagulability after TBI: a pilot study.
|
Neurocrit Care
|
2015
|
0.78
|
|
43
|
Functional outcome instruments used for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: interscale correlation and prediction of preference-based quality of life.
|
Spine J
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
44
|
What we research: survey of American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons member publications.
|
J Neurosurg
|
2004
|
0.77
|
|
45
|
Measuring outcome after severe TBI.
|
Neurol Res
|
2013
|
0.76
|
|
46
|
Upper brachial plexus injury in adults: comparative effectiveness of different repair techniques.
|
J Neurosurg
|
2015
|
0.76
|
|
47
|
Response.
|
J Neurosurg Pediatr
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
48
|
Repeated computerized tomography scans.
|
J Neurosurg
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
49
|
"Use of admission Glasgow Coma Score, pupil size, and pupil reactivity to determine outcome for trauma patients", by Lieberman JD, et al.
|
J Trauma
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
50
|
Severe traumatic brain injury. Author reply.
|
J Neurosurg
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
51
|
Optimal approach to circumferential decompression and reconstruction for thoracic spine metastatic disease.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
52
|
Resuscitation of hypotensive head-injured patients: is hypertonic saline the answer?
|
Am Surg
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
53
|
Cost-effectiveness of intraoperative imaging in carotid endarterectomy.
|
Neurosurgery
|
2005
|
0.75
|
|
54
|
Morphometric Analysis of Posterior Fossa after in Utero Myelomeningocele Repair: 954.
|
Neurosurgery
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
55
|
Subcutaneous heparin for prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in deep brain stimulation surgery: evidence from a decision analysis.
|
Neurosurgery
|
2009
|
0.75
|