ReviewWorld neurosurgery: X2020
A Systematic Review of Neurosurgical Care in Low-Income Countries.
Review in World neurosurgery: X, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.
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24 citing papers in PubMed.
- Outlining the global variation in resources for traumatic brain injury care: site-level data from the Global Neurotrauma Outcomes Study (GNOS).BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Giant Thoracic Meningioma: Missed Diagnosis and Challenging Management in a Resource-Limited Setting.Cureus · 2026Article
- The hidden crisis: a multinational analysis of neurosurgical residency training in Latin America.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
- Hemispherotomy for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in a Low-Resource Setting: Surgical Outcomes and Quality of Life in 23 Children Treated in a Hybrid Program in Panama.Pediatric neurosurgery · 2026Article
- Overcoming career barriers in global neurosurgery: insights from the WFNS young neurosurgeons survey.Neurosurgical review · 2025Article
- Global perspective of neurosurgery practice in lower middle-income countries: challenges, opportunities, and the path forward.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- The role of advocacy and policy in advancing global neurosurgery.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Exploring the scope and output of neurosurgery in Nepal: analysis of workforce development, challenges, and opportunities to neurosurgical care.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Recommendations of the EANS Global and Humanitarian Neurosurgery Committee for sustainable neurosurgical partnerships in low-resource settings.Brain & spine · 2025Article
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- The first EANS vascular and skull base hands-on course in East Africa: Review from the global and humanitarian neurosurgical committee initiative.Brain & spine · 2025Article
- Hydrocephalus post-trauma: addressing pediatric neurosurgical needs.Neurosurgical review · 2024Article
- Management of pediatric epidural hematoma: a neurosurgical perspective.Neurosurgical review · 2024Article
- Neurosurgery in developing nations: navigating challenges and seizing opportunities for emerging researchers.Neurosurgical review · 2024Article
- Challenges and Opportunities in Accessing Surgery for Glioblastoma in Low-Middle Income Countries: A Narrative Review.Cancers · 2024Article
- Bridging the Global Technology Gap in Neurosurgery: Disparities in Access to Advanced Tools for Brain Tumor Resection.Neurosurgery practice · 2024Article
- Neurosurgical intervention in ultra-severe closed traumatic brain injury: Is it worth the effort?Brain & spine · 2024Review
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- The current state of global contribution to open access publishing in neurosurgery: A bibliometric analysis.Brain & spine · 2023Article
- Challenges of practicing neuro-endovascular interventions in a resource-limited country; Ghana in focus.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveMore than 5 billion individuals lack access to essential surgical care. Neurosurgical care is especially limited in low-income countries (LICs). Studies describing neurosurgical care in LICs are critical for understanding global disparities in access to neurosurgical procedures. To better understand these disparities, we conducted a systematic review of the literature identifying neurosurgical patients in LICs.
methodsMEDLINE (PubMed), Embase (embase.com), and Cochrane Library (Wiley) databases were systematically searched to retrieve studies describing neurosurgical care in LICs as defined by the World Bank Country and Lending Groups income classification. All databases were searched from their inception; no date or language limits were applied. All the articles were blindly reviewed by 2 individuals. Data from eligible studies were extracted and summarized.
resultsOf the 4377 citations screened, 154 studies met inclusion criteria. The number of publications substantially increased over the study period, with 49% (
conclusionsThere is a significant deficit in the literature on neurosurgical care in LICs. Efforts must focus on supporting research initiatives in LICs to improve publication bias and understand disparities in access to neurosurgical care in the lowest-resource countries.
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