Understanding anterior communicating artery aneurysms: A bibliometric analysis of top 100 most cited articles

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J Cerebrovasc Endovasc Neurosurg. 2022;24(4):325-334
Publication date (electronic) : 2022 December 9
doi : https://doi.org/10.7461/jcen.2022.E2022.01.001
1Medical Student, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, New Delhi, India
2Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
3Department of Neurosurgery, Bhawani Hospital and Research Centre, Birgunj, Nepal
Correspondence to Bhavya Pahwa Medical Student, University College of Medical Sciences, Tahirpur Rd, GTB Enclave, Dilshad Garden, New Delhi, Delhi 110095, India Tel +91-826-414-0281 E-mail bhavyapahwa67@gmail.com ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4010-8951
Received 2021 December 30; Revised 2022 April 27; Accepted 2022 May 16.

Abstract

Bibliometric analysis is of paramount importance in assessing the research impact wherein studies are ranked on the basis of citations received. It also brings out the excellent contribution of authors and journals in adding evidence for future research. This study aimed at evaluating the top 100 most cited articles on anterior communicating artery (ACoA) Aneurysms. Scopus database was searched using title specific search for the aneurysm of ACoA and top 100 most cited articles along with their authors, author IDs, affiliated institutions, countries and funding bodies were identified. Search yielded 841 articles and top 100 articles were identified to include in this analysis which secured 5615 citations. Citations per year was also calculated to minimize the risk of bias. Maximum citations by any article were 242. The United States was the major contributor to the number of articles while Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation became the highest contributing institution. DeLuca J proved to be a pioneer in this specialized area as he penned 6 studies being first author in 4 of them, making him the most frequent author. National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were the main funding bodies. Subcategory analysis revealed, 50% studies provided evidence for the treatment and the surgical outcome of the aneurysm. Studies like these can aid in better neurological and neurosurgical management in decision making of ACoA aneurysm.

INTRODUCTION

Anterior communicating artery (ACoA) aneurysms are the most common intracranial aneurysms comprising 23-40% of all intracranial aneurysms. Owing to their anatomical and hemodynamic characteristics they have a high risk of rupture. ACoA aneurysms are distinct from other intracranial aneurysms in the fact that they originate from a pentacomplex of arteries comprising of the A1 segment of the bilateral anterior cerebral artery, the A2 segment of the bilateral anterior cerebral artery, and the ACoA itself. Due to their high risk of rupture, it’s really important to identify those risk factors. Nevertheless, rupture poses a lot of complications in the form of ACoA syndrome that includes behavioral and cognitive impairments. However, with advancements in medical care, a multitude of techniques have been developed to enhance the quality of life of patients.

This bibliometric analysis aims at providing an insight into the evidence base studies on ACoA aneurysms with the objective of easing the decision making process and aid in research. This is the very first comprehensive review of 100 most cited articles on ACoA aneurysms, to the best of our knowledge.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

In July, 2021, Scopus Database was searched using title specific search for “Anterior Communicating Artery (ACoA) Aneurysm” studies included in this analysis were strictly in English language, specific to anterior communicating artery aneurysm. On the basis of citation number (CN), top 100 studies were identified and further analyzed to obtain the needed information including article title, author’s name, author’s ID, affiliations, specialty of the primary author, country of origin, journal of publication, year of publication, citations number, total number of citations, average citations per year and research funding details.

An enhanced review of top 100 articles was performed for the sub categorization of the studies into types and designs.

RESULTS

Article analysis

The title specific search yielded 841 articles discussing ACoA aneurysm. We included the top 100 most cited articles for evaluation which were published between 1956-2017 (Fig. 1). Maximum number of articles were reported between 1995-2010. Oldest article published by Logue et al. in 1956 was cited 37 times and stood 68th on the list. Whereas the most recent article published in 2017 by Colby et al. [10] secured 40 citations. In total, these studies received 5615 citations with lowest being 24 (article reported by Kaspera et al. [25] in 2014) and highest being 242, received by Alexander et al. On an average, each study had 56.15 citations. Article reported by Pool JL in 1962 had the minimum citations per year (CY) of 0.457 CY while the third most cited article by Castro et al. in 2009 had the maximum CY of 12.33. Top 10 articles with their title, number of citations (CN), citations per year (CY), author details and journal details are described in Table 1.

Fig. 1.

Trends in the number of articles published in respective years.

Summary of top 10 most cited studies on anterior communicating artery aneurysm

Journal analysis

The articles included were published in 30 articles. Journal of Neurosurgery published the highest number of articles - 18 with maximum citation as well - 893. American Journal of Neuroradiology and Neurosurgery journals had reported 12 articles each with 664 and 609 citations respectively. Neurosurgery had the highest impact factor of 4.853. Top 5 journals with maximum number of articles, number of citations and their impact factor are depicted in Table 2.

Top 5 journals along with number of articles published, total citations and the impact factor

Country analysis

The United States (USA) was the major contributor to the articles with 30 percent of the top 100 articles published. USA was succeeded by Japan and France with a contribution of 19 and 9 articles. Exact location of six articles couldn’t be identified. Country Wise contribution is illustrated in Fig. 2.

Fig. 2.

Countrywise respective contribution of articles on anterior communicating artery aneurysm.

Institute analysis

There wasn’t much variation seen at the institute level. The most affiliated institution was Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation with five studies conducted. Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Tohoku University School of Medicine both reported four studies. Almost all the other institutions contributed one to two articles (Fig. 3).

Fig. 3.

An overview of the institutes contributing 3 or more articles to the evidence.

Author analysis

DeLuca J affiliated to Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, United States contributed the most to this field with six articles (Table 3). Three of his studies were amongst the top 10 most cited studies, suggesting his immense interest in the field whilst making him a pioneer too. He was the only author to have more than three publications after his name, whilst the contribution of the majority of the authors was limited to one to three articles.

Authors contributing three or more publications

Funding analysis

Funding analysis (Fig. 4) revealed that 4 studies were funded each by the National Institutes of Health and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services while the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke funded 3 studies.

Fig. 4.

Funding analysis of the top 100 most cited studies.

Subcategory analysis

49 studies mentioned the treatment options for the management of ACoA as well as the post-surgical outcome. This was the maximally discussed subcategory. Other areas of research included clinical features (3%), Intraoperative variations (4%), Prediction of rupture of ACoA aneurysm (5%), Risk factors for the development (2%), Complications due to the rupture (21%), Hemodynamic pattern (9%) and overall management (6%) (Fig. 5).

Fig. 5.

Subcategory wise distinction of the top 100 studies.

DISCUSSION

This is the first ever detailed bibliometric analysis on anterior communicating artery aneurysm to the best of our knowledge. ACoA aneurysms are the most common intracranial aneurysms at a very high risk of rupture owing to their hemodynamic and anatomical features. 841 studies have been reported on various aspects of ACoA in total till date. Highest number of studies were done in the late 1990s and early 2000s. 3D computed tomography (CT) made it possible to assess the hemodynamic patterns and intraoperative anatomical variations and characteristics. Various surgical and non-surgical techniques with their outcomes have been discussed in detail.

With 242 citations, the study by Alexander et al. titled “Amnesia after anterior communicating artery aneurysm rupture” published in 1984 in Neurology mentioned the complications after the surgical repair of ruptured ACoA in 11 patients. Areas of interest included the medial septal nuclei, the paraventricular nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus, and the medial forebrain bundle [1].

The second most cited study with 159 citations was “Aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery: A review of neuroanatomical and neuropsychological sequelae” by DeLuca et al. in the year 1995 that assessed the complications due to rupture of ACoA. This study was funded by the U.S. Department of Education. This study presented a comprehensive review about the ACoA syndrome following rupture of the aneurysm characterized by amnesia, confabulation and personality changes. The neurobehavioral and neuroanatomical features of the same have been explained in this article in order to derive the best possible theory for amnesia despite the absence of any impairment in the diencephalon and mesial temporal lobe, areas of memory in the brain. As a conclusion, the basal forebrain has been implicated in amnestic syndrome. Confabulation was found to be associated with both frontal lobe and basal forebrain. Personality changes have been attributed to frontal lobe dysfunction, especially the medio-basal zones. The paper also speculates in detail the various aspects of memory functions [2].

148 citations were secured by the article titled “Hemodynamic patterns of anterior communicating artery aneurysms: A possible association with rupture” published in 2009 by Castro et al. making it the third most cited article. This study aimed at describing the various flow patterns along with their association to rupture of the aneurysm. To investigate the same, computation models were developed using 3D rotation angiography images. Small impaction zones, higher flow rates and elevated MWSS (maximum wall shear stress) were implicated as the potential risk factors for the rupture [6].

The oldest article was published in 1956 in the British Medical Journal by Logue et al. titled as “Surgery in spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage operative treatment of aneurysms on the anterior cerebral and anterior communicating artery”. This case report has received 37 citations [28].

The most recent study that described endovascular flow diversion as a treatment option for the ACoA aneurysm by Colby et al. was published in 2017. This was a cohort of 50 patients treated with pipeline embolization devices (PED). Success rate of 96% was achieved whilst 2 cases had to be aborted. Complete occlusion of the aneurysm was appreciated in majority of the cases, consequently, PED proved to be a novel treatment alternative to clipping and coiling [11].

Risk factors/ Hemodynamic pattern

Strongest risk factors included smoking (odds ratio, 2.036; 95% confidence interval, 1.277-3.245), asymmetry of A1 segments >40% (odds ratio, 2.524; 95% confidence interval, 1.275-4.996), pulsatility index (odds ratio, 0.004; 95% confidence interval, 0.000-0.124), and the angle between A1 and A2 segments ≤100° (odds ratio, 4.665; 95% confidence interval, 2.247-9.687) as speculated by Kaspera et al. [12].

9 studies brought into light about the hemodynamic features in relation to rupture, repair or treatment of the aneurysms. Placement of stents as a treatment has a drastic effect on the vascular geometry that can lead to hemodynamic stress [22]. Hemodynamic stress is affected by the waveform shape in the internal carotid artery [24]. The geometry of the aneurysm and the feeding vessels are the deciding factors for the same [5]. Smaller A1-A2 angle has been confirmed to have an association with ACoA aneurysms due to higher hemodynamic force distributions [26].

Intraoperative anatomical variations

A knowledge about the potential variations can be beneficial in devising a proper neurosurgical plan and to prevent the postoperative deficits. Variety of anatomical characteristics have been recorded and presented by the neurosurgeons ranging from hypoplasia of the A1 segment of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA), median artery of corpus callosum, supplication of ACoA, duplication of A1 segment of ACA to azygos pericallosal artery [2,9].

Rupture complications

This was the second most worked area with 21 studies in the field of ACoA aneurysm. Most common complications were personality, behavioural [15] and cognitive dysfunction1 [4,23] with amnestic syndrome being a frequent manifestation [1,4,33,41,42]. Risk in decision making was also reported by a study [30]. An interesting finding of hyponatremia in nearly 50% of the ruptured ACoA aneurysm cases is an area of research [8,37]. The ruptured aneurysm can also cause visual impairments, as exemplified by left homonymous hemianopia and right visual acuity disturbances in a case report due to penetration of the optic chiasm [11].

Prediction of rupture of the aneurysm

Clinical and morphological parameters can aid in the decision making for management of ACoA aneurysm. Anterior direction of the aneurysm dome, presence of bleb(s), and an aneurysm size ≥5 mm [29] as well as morphological features like aspect ratio >1.6 [44], flow angle and parent daughter angle predispose the aneurysms to rupture [27].

Treatment / Postoperative outcome

Half of the most cited studies focused on the treatment and surgical outcome of the aneurysm. There is a wide array of techniques for the treatment/repair of the ACoA aneurysm, namely Endovascular [3,7,10,16,32,38] Endoscopic clipping and coiling [17,19] stent assisted embolization [21,35,36] and microsurgical [39]. Fig. 6 depicts the evolution of treatment modalities for ACoA aneurysms over the years. Endovascular therapies can be achieved via devices like Woven EndoBridge (WEB), PED, HyperForm balloon remodeling or Guglielmi detachable coils (GDCs).

Fig. 6.

Evolution of treatment modalities for anterior communicating artery aneurysms over the years

A surgical study conducted by Proust et al. introduced a criterion to opt for microsurgery or endovascular therapy as an approach to treat aneurysms. According to this study, it is advisable to prefer microsurgery when the fundi of aneurysm are directed anteriorly while for posteriorly directed fundi, endovascular packaging must be preferred [34].

Limitations

There’s a possibility that some of the potential articles might have been excluded due to Title specific search criteria because of the absence of desired word. Since a few studies did not have an abstract, it was challenging to understand the subcategory of some studies solely from their title. Citations per year was calculated for each article in order to remove the risk of bias as earlier published studies tend to get time for securing more citation numbers.

CONCLUSIONS

This analysis paves a path for better decision making in the aneurysm of anterior communicating artery. The results of this study can aid in neurological as well as neurosurgical care and management. This study also applauds the works of the health professionals, institutions and journals in providing evidence to understand and comprehend ACoA aneurysms.

Notes

Disclosure

The authors report no conflict of interest concerning the materials or methods used in this study or the findings specified in this paper.

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Fig. 1.

Trends in the number of articles published in respective years.

Fig. 2.

Countrywise respective contribution of articles on anterior communicating artery aneurysm.

Fig. 3.

An overview of the institutes contributing 3 or more articles to the evidence.

Fig. 4.

Funding analysis of the top 100 most cited studies.

Fig. 5.

Subcategory wise distinction of the top 100 studies.

Fig. 6.

Evolution of treatment modalities for anterior communicating artery aneurysms over the years

Table 1.

Summary of top 10 most cited studies on anterior communicating artery aneurysm

Rank First author Year Article title Study design Journal CN CY
1 Alexander MP [1] 1984 Amnesia after anterior communicating artery aneurysm rupture Case series Neurology 242 6.54
2 DeLuca J [13] 1995 Aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery: A Review of Neuroanatomical and NeuropsychologicalSequelae Literature review Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology 159 6.12
3 Castro MA [6] 2009 Hemodynamic patterns of anterior communicating artery aneurysms: A possible association with rupture Trial American Journal of Neuroradiology 148 12.33
4 Gade A [18] 1982 Amnesia after operations on aneurysms of the anterior communicating artery Prospective study Surgical Neurology 130 3.33
5 Hernesniemi J [20] 2008 Microneurosurgical management of anterior communicating artery aneurysms Case series Surgical Neurology 110 8.46
6 Volpe BT [43] 1983 Amnesia following the rupture and repair of an anterior communicating artery aneurysm Case series Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 110 2.89
7 Moret J [31] 1996 Endovascular treatment of anterior communicating artery aneurysms using Guglielmi detachable coils Case series Neuroradiology 109 4.36
8 Stenhouse LM [40] 1991 Long-term cognitive deficits in patients after surgery on aneurysms of the anterior communicating artery Case series Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 103 3.43
9 DeLuca J [12] 1991 Confabulation following aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery Case series Cortex 102 3.4
10 DeLuca J [15] 1993 Predicting neurobehavioral patterns following anterior communicating artery aneurysm Case series Cortex 98 3.5

CN, citations numbers; CY, citations per year

Table 2.

Top 5 journals along with number of articles published, total citations and the impact factor

Journal No of articles No of citations Impact factor
Journal of Neurosurgery 18 893 3.968
American Journal of Neuroradiology Neurosurgery 12 664 3.381
Neurosurgery 12 609 4.853
World Neurosurgerya 7 406 1.829
Acta Neurochirurgica 6 251 1.817
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Formerly known as Surgical Neurology

Table 3.

Authors contributing three or more publications

Author No of articles Primary author Co author
DeLuca 6 4 2
Aydin 3 3 0
Hannequin D 3 0 3
Kadioǧlu HH 3 0 3
Kayaoǧlu CR 3 0 3
Proust F 3 2 1
Suzuki J 3 2 1
Takçi E 3 0 3
Tüzün Y 3 0 3
Yoshimoto T 3 0 3