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h-index: 18
Works: 125
Citations: 1,064

Most-cited papers

Global Perspectives on Task Shifting and Task Sharing in Neurosurgery
F. Robertson, I. Esene, A. Kolias, Tariq M. Khan +245 more
2019World Neurosurgery: X56 citations Open access
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A snapshot of European neurosurgery December 2019 vs. March 2020: just before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
T. Mathiesen, M. Arraez, T. Asser, N. Balak +22 more
2020Acta Neurochirurgica51 citations Open access
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Anaplastic pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
Ç. Bayındır, N. Balak, A. Karasu, D. Kasaroğlu
2009Child's Nervous System50 citations
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Task-Shifting and Task-Sharing in Neurosurgery: An International Survey of Current Practices in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
F. Robertson, I. Esene, A. Kolias, Patrick D. Kamalo +113 more
2019World Neurosurgery: X34 citations Open access
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Mammillothalamic and Mammillotegmental Tracts as New Targets for Dementia and Epilepsy Treatment.
N. Balak, Ece Balkuv, Ali Karadag, R. Başaran +3 more
2018World Neurosurgery31 citations
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Ethical triage during the COVID-19 pandemic: a toolkit for neurosurgical resource allocation
A. Hulsbergen, Marleen Eijkholt, N. Balak, J. Brennum +12 more
2020Acta Neurochirurgica30 citations Open access
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Ethical clinical translation of stem cell interventions for neurologic disease
David J. Cote, A. Bredenoord, Timothy R. Smith, M. Ammirati +8 more
2017Neurology30 citations Open access
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Ethics in contemporary health care management and medical education.
N. Balak, Marike L. D. Broekman, T. Mathiesen
2020Journal of Evaluation In Clinical Practice29 citations
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Currarino Triad: Surgical Management and Follow-Up Results of Three Cases
Nejat Işık, I. Elmaci, Bekir Gokben, N. Balak +1 more
2010Pediatric Neurosurgery29 citations
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The Changing Health Care Landscape and Implications of Organizational Ethics on Modern Medical Practice.
Joseph P. Castlen, David J. Cote, Wouter A. Moojen, P. Robe +5 more
2017World Neurosurgery27 citations Open access
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Neurosurgeons and the fight with COVID-19: a position statement from the EANS Individual Membership Committee
M. Ganau, D. Netuka, Marike L. D. Broekman, C. Zoia +6 more
2020Acta Neurochirurgica24 citations Open access
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Microsurgical and histomorphometric study of the occipital sinus: Quantitative measurements using a novel approach of stereology
N. Balak, Gokhan Ersoy, U. Uslu, N. Tanrıöver +4 more
2010Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y. Print)23 citations
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A simple mathematical tool to forecast COVID-19 cumulative case numbers
N. Balak, Deniz Inan, M. Ganau, C. Zoia +4 more
2021Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health20 citations Open access
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Three pitfalls of accountable healthcare rationing
Marleen Eijkholt, Marike L. D. Broekman, N. Balak, T. Mathiesen
2021Journal of Medical Ethics16 citations
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Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory Epilepsy.
N. Balak
2021Neuro-chirurgie16 citations
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Surgical Approaches to the Thalamus in Relation to the White Matter Tracts of the Cerebrum.
Oğuz Baran, S. Baydin, Abuzer Gungor, N. Balak +4 more
2019World Neurosurgery16 citations
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Ethical difficulties in the innovative surgical treatment of patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.
David J. Cote, N. Balak, J. Brennum, D. Holsgrove +7 more
2017Journal of Neurosurgery15 citations Open access
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Spontaneous Cervical Epidural Hematoma with Hemiparesis Mimicking Cerebral Stroke
Mehmet Tiryaki, R. Başaran, S. Aydın, M. Efendioğlu +2 more
2014Case Reports in Emergency Medicine14 citations Open access
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Microsurgical management of non-neurofibromatosis spinal schwannoma.
M. Altaş, A. Çerçi, G. Silav, R. Sarı +4 more
2013Neurocirugía12 citations
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The Sylvian fissure, cistern and arachnoid membrane
N. Balak
2014British Journal of Neurosurgery11 citations
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The probability of iatrogenic major vascular injury in lumbar discectomy
E. Ş. Denli Yalvaç, N. Balak
2020British Journal of Neurosurgery10 citations
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Surgical technique for the protection of the cervical sympathetic trunk in anterolateral oblique corpectomy: A new cadaveric demonstration.
N. Balak, Oğuz Baran, E. Ş. Denli Yalvaç, Aysegul Esen Aydin +1 more
2019Journal of clinical neuroscience10 citations
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A New Method for Determining the Level of the Carotid Artery Bifurcation.
E. Ş. Denli Yalvaç, N. Balak, Başak Atalay, M. Bademci +4 more
2019The Journal of craniofacial surgery (Print)10 citations
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Recurrent paraganglioma of Meckel's cave: Case report and a review of anatomic origin of paragangliomas
A. Prajsnar, N. Balak, G. F. Walter, Alexandru Constantin Stan +3 more
2011Surgical neurology international10 citations
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Intracranial cholesteatoma - case report and critical review.
Tulay Erden Habesoglu, N. Balak, Mehmet Habesoglu, E. Zemheri +3 more
2009Clinical Neuropathology10 citations
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Surgical Pitfalls in Carotid Endarterectomy: A New Step-By-Step Approach
E. Ş. Denli Yalvaç, Oğuz Baran, A. E. Aydin, N. Balak +1 more
2018The Journal of craniofacial surgery (Print)9 citations
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Evaluation of the Association Between Matrix Metalloproteinase 11 and Intervertebral Disc Disease.
A. Aras, Mustafa Guven, N. Balak, E. Ayan +2 more
2016Turkish Neurosurgery9 citations Open access
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Atypical Presentation of Orbital Pseudotumor with Visual Loss as an Initial Manifestation
R. Turkoglu, N. Balak
2011Journal of Clinical Neurology9 citations Open access
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Ethical triage during the COVID-19 pandemic: a toolkit for neurosurgical resource allocation.
A. Hulsbergen, Marleen Eijkholt, N. Balak, J. Brennum +12 more
2020Acta Neurochirurgica8 citations Open access
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Diagnostic approach to reveal retroperitoneal injury during lumbar discectomy.
N. Balak, O. Demirkesen, Mustafa Efendioglu, Fatih Han Bolukbasi +6 more
2010Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences8 citations
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Factors Affecting Turkish Medical Students' Pursuit of a Career in Neurosurgery: A Single Center Survey Study.
F. Çalış, Abdullah Talha Şimşek, N. G. Inan, Nur Topyalın +8 more
2024World Neurosurgery7 citations
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Cost-benefit analysis of surgical approaches for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
N. Balak
2021The spine journal6 citations
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Quadrantectomy for resection of spinal ependymomas with a new classification of unilateral approaches regarding bone drilling and the use of a new tool: The Balak ball-tipped water jet dissector
N. Balak
20166 citations Open access
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Assessing the connectional anatomy of superior and lateral surgical approaches for medial temporal lobe epilepsy.
Oğuz Baran, N. Balak, S. Baydin, I. Aydin +4 more
2020Journal of clinical neuroscience5 citations
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Intracranial multiple myeloma may imitate subdural hemorrhage: How to overcome diagnostic limitations and avoid errors in treatment.
Anna Prajsnar-Borak, N. Balak, H. V. von Pein, M. Glaser +2 more
2017Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska5 citations
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Ethico-legal regional differences in European neurosurgical practice: Part 1-pre-COVID-19 era
T. Mathiesen, N. Balak, N. Samprón, Marike L. D. Broekman +1 more
2022Brain and Spine4 citations Open access
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Reduced Serum sRANKL and sTREM2 Levels in High-Grade Gliomas: Association with Prognosis.
M. Efendioğlu, E. Şanlı, Ceren Türkoğlu, N. Balak
2021Nöropsikiyatri arşivi4 citations Open access
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Letter: Length of Stay Beyond Medical Readiness in a Neurosurgical Patient Population and Associated Healthcare Costs.
N. Balak
2021Neurosurgery4 citations Open access
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Two cases of persistent falcine and occipital sinuses.
N. Balak
2020Brain & development (Tokyo. 1979)4 citations Open access
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In Reply to "Joy of Learning: Mammilotegmental Tract Connecting 2 Circuits of Memory and Pleasure in Brain".
N. Balak
2018World Neurosurgery4 citations
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The age of Artificial Intelligence in neurosurgical practice and educational paradigms – Considerations from the EANS Ethico-Legal and Young Neurosurgeons’ committees
F. Stengel, S. Motov, C. Zoia, C. Aldea +18 more
2025Brain and Spine3 citations Open access
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The crucial role of ethical hospital administration in neurosurgery education
N. Balak, P. Shrestha, Kayode Agboola
2022Frontiers in Health Services3 citations Open access
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Cervical Oblique Corpectomy: Revitalizing the Underused Surgical Approach With Step-By-Step Simulation in Cadavers
N. Balak, Oğuz Baran, E. Ş. Denli Yalvaç, Aysegul Esen Aydin +2 more
2021The Journal of craniofacial surgery (Print)3 citations
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Penetrating injuries of the inferior vena cava.
N. Balak
2020Injury3 citations
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Electron Microscopic Description of the Sylvian Arachnoid Membrane
N. Balak, Leyla Tapul, R. Ozdemirel, S. Koç +2 more
20143 citations
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Do cyst wall thickness and cyst size have any effect on the intra-operative inadvertent rupture of echinococcal hydatid cyst of central nervous system?
N. Balak, Ç. Bayındır, E. Uzuner
2009Clinical Neuropathology3 citations
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Ethical issues in neurosurgery – A scoping review from the EANS Ethico-legal committee
Emilia Westarp, T. Hallenberger, Massimiliano Visocchi, Nikolaos Syrmos +9 more
2026Brain and Spine2 citations Open access
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Editorial: From simulation to the operating theatre: new insights in translational surgery
N. Balak, Eleni Tsianaka, C. Zoia, Amitendu Sekhar +1 more
2023Frontiers in Medical Technology2 citations Open access
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Letter: Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus Deep Brain Stimulation With Concomitant Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy.
N. Balak
2022Neurosurgery2 citations Open access
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Ethical aspects of waiting lists in neurosurgery
N. Balak, Marike L. D. Broekman, N. Samprón, Eleni Tsianaka +9 more
2026Acta Neurochirurgica1 citations Open access
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