The Impact of Country Self-Citation Rate Among Medical Specialties in Saudi Arabia.

Objectives The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of country self-citation rate (SCR) among medical specialties in Saudi Arabia, and to assess the impact of self-citations on the country's total cites world ranking in different specialties. Methods SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJR) was used to collect data related to all medical specialties in Saudi Arabia for the period 1996-2019. The country SCR for the specialties was correlated with several bibliometric parameters and examined statistically.

Mobile Health for Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Mobile Application Market.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a growing public health issue with an increasing burden of disease globally. TBI can lead to significant motor, cognitive and emotional deficits. Mobile health (mHealth) is a promising technology to help diagnose and manage patients with TBI.

The British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative: Five years on.

Since its inception in 2012, the British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative (BNTRC) has established itself as a robust example of a trainee-led research collaborative. This article summarises the work of the collaborative over its first 5 years of existence, outlining the structure, its research projects, impact and future directions.

A national survey of thromboprophylaxis in traumatic brain injury in the United Kingdom.

Introduction: Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at increased risk of venous thromboembolic events (VTE). In this survey, we aimed to assess current practice in the United Kingdom and identify areas of variation for further investigation.

Methods: We distributed a case-based survey to neurosurgical consultants and trainees via e-mail.

Surgical trainee research collaboratives in the UK: an observational study of research activity and publication productivity.

Objectives: To analyse the research activity and publication output of surgical trainee research collaboratives in the UK.

Setting: Surgical trainee research collaboratives in the UK.

Participants: A total of 24 collaboratives were included in this study from 33 identified organisations.

Academic Productivity of Neurosurgeons Working in the United Kingdom: Insights from the H-Index and Its Variants.

Objectives: Academic metrics can be used to compare the productivity of researchers. We aimed to use a variety of bibliometric parameters to assess the productivity of neurosurgeons working in the United Kingdom.

Methods: Neurosurgical consultants working in the United Kingdom were identified using the Society of British Neurosurgeons' Audit Programme website.

Interventions for idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Background: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) has an estimated incidence of one to three people per 100,000 people per year, and occurs most commonly in obese, young women. IIH is associated with severe morbidity, notably due to a significant threat to sight and severe headache. Several different management options have been proposed.

Publication fate of abstracts presented at Society of British Neurological Surgeons meetings.

Introduction: Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) meetings are important national events which allow for the presentation of current academic work. The publication rate of presented abstracts is considered a proxy marker of the scientific strength of a conference. We aimed to determine the publication fate of presented abstracts at SBNS meetings over a 5-year period.

Safety and efficacy of early pharmacological thromboprophylaxis in traumatic brain injury: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at an increased risk of developing venous thromboembolic events (VTE). Pharmacological thromboprophylaxis (PTP) is routinely delayed because of concerns of exacerbating intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). The aim of this review is to examine the literature and assimilate suitable data to assess the safety and efficacy of PTP administered within 72 h in TBI patients.

Extracurricular participation in research and audit by medical students: opportunities, obstacles, motivation and outcomes.

Background: Medical students should learn to critically evaluate research to inform future evidence-based practice. Participation in research and audit at medical school can help develop these skills whilst prompting interest in academic pursuits.

Aims: We investigate medical student attitudes and participation in extracurricular research and audit focusing on their opportunities, obstacles, motivation and outcomes.

Attitudes towards informed consent: a comparison between surgeons working in saudi arabia and the United kingdom.

Objectives: Changes in legal standing and new guidelines for consent have generated changes in medical culture that doctors must adhere to. This study aims to highlight the differences in the way the surgeons in the two cultures view the informed consent for surgery processes.

Methods: The attitudes towards informed consent of a group of surgeons working in Saudi Arabia (KSA) were compared with those of a similar group working in the United Kingdom (UK), a country with a longer medical history and a more established medico-legal system.

Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis presenting as a continuous headache: a case report and review of the literature.

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a rare but dangerous condition, occurring with an incidence of 3-4 cases/million/year. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presents a diagnostic challenge due to its varied presentation patterns. We report a case of a 42 year old Nepali man diagnosed with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis after presenting with a week long history of continuous headache.

Lessons from a case of osteopetrosis oxycephaly and Chiari type I malformation: a case report.

We report a child with osteopetrosis, oxycephaly and Chiari type I malformation who presented with raised intracranial pressure. During cranial expansion surgery the patient developed sudden cardiac arrest which we believe was probably related to the Chiari malformation. The case highlights a previously unrecognized association between osteopetrosis, craniosynostosis and a persistently open fontanelle at age 4 years.

Rapid evolution of a choroid plexus papilloma in an infant.

Choroid plexus papilloma (CPP) is primarily found in children less than 2 years of age but can also be diagnosed prenatally. The presentation of a large CPP during infancy is not uncommon and surgical excision is usually recommended without delays. As a result, information about the growth rate of CPP during infancy is lacking.

Brain abscess formation as a CSF shunt complication: a case report.

The formation of a brain abscess as a result of a cerebrospinal fluid shunt complication is extremely rare in the literature with only 7 cases reported in the last 20 years. We report a patient that developed a brain abscess adjacent to a functioning ventricular catheter in the presence of shunt infection by another pathogen. Clinicians should consider this complication in any shunted patient with clinical features of infection and suggestive changes on imaging however subtle.