"Neurosurgery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A surgical specialty concerned with the treatment of diseases and disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral and sympathetic nervous system.
| Descriptor ID |
D009493
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.810.425
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Neurosurgery".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Neurosurgery" by people in this website by year, and whether "Neurosurgery" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neurosurgery" by people in Profiles.
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The Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Interest Group (PESIG) under the auspice of the ISPN Research Committee: Availability of relevant technology and geographical distribution. Childs Nerv Syst. 2024 Apr; 40(4):1239-1244.
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Sociodemographics Impact Competitiveness in the Neurosurgical Match: Survey Results. World Neurosurg. 2024 Feb; 182:e308-e318.
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Strategies to improve surgical technical competency: a systematic review. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2023 Dec; 165(12):3565-3572.
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Future directions in psychiatric neurosurgery: Proceedings of the 2022 American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery meeting on surgical neuromodulation for psychiatric disorders. Brain Stimul. 2023 May-Jun; 16(3):867-878.
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Introduction. Neurosurgical neuroscience. Neurosurg Focus. 2023 02; 54(2):E1.
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International collaborations on advocacy, education, and research: Broad-spectrum thematic diversity catalyzes multidisciplinary spina bifida care. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2023; 16(s1):S1-S2.
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On-Call Junior Neurosurgery Residents Spend 9 hours of Their On-Call Shift Actively Using the Electronic Health Record. Neurosurgery. 2023 04 01; 92(4):870-875.
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A Canadian National Survey of the Neurosurgical Management of Intracranial Abscesses. Can J Neurol Sci. 2023 09; 50(5):679-686.
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The impact of a night float system on operative experience in neurosurgery residency. J Neurosurg. 2023 04 01; 138(4):1117-1123.
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Mechanisms of Peer Review and Their Potential Impact on Neurosurgeons: A Pilot Survey. World Neurosurg. 2022 Nov; 167:e469-e474.