World Neurosurg
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Geniculate neuralgia is an uncommon pain syndrome that can be severe and disabling and is difficult to diagnose. ⋯ The patient indicated complete relief of his preoperative pain after surgery. He has remained pain-free with intact hearing and balance.
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The widely accepted h-index depends on the citation analysis source and does not consider the authorship position, the journal's impact factor (IF), or the age of the paper or author. We investigated these factors in citation statistics of academic neurosurgeons. ⋯ Google Scholar tends to inflate the h-index. The m-quotient and hc-index allow comparisons of researchers across time. Although average journal IF did not differ significantly among neurosurgeons academic ranks, it should be noted for individuals who consistently publish in high-impact journals. We recommend the creation of individual bibliometric profiles to better compare the academic productivity of neurosurgeons.