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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Neurol.
Sec. Neuroinfectious Diseases
Volume 15 - 2024 |
doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1349530
The research trend on Neurobrucellosis over the past 30 years (1993-2023): A bibliometric and visualization analysis
Provisionally accepted- 1 The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
- 2 Peking University, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Background: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Brucella infection, which is common in pastoral areas. Neurological involvement in brucellosis is relatively rare. But since 1993, continuous studies have been reporting neurological complications of brucellosis, collectively referred to as neurobrucellosis. A bibliometric analysis of existing literature outlines current research progress and gaps and provides guidance for the clinical treatment of neurobrucellosis, promoting patient health in the process of guiding clinical practice, and improving their quality of life. Methods: CiteSpace and VOSviewer are software tools to visualize research trends and networks. By selecting specific areas of interest and configuring the right parameters, the tools can visualize past research data. The study retrieved the literature from the Web of Science Core Collection Database and downloaded it in plain text file format. Citespace6.1.6, VOSviewer v1.6.20, and Microsoft Excel 16.59 were used for analyzing the following terms: countries, institutions, authors' cooperation, journals, keywords, and co-citation. Results: There are eight key results. (1) The publication volume shows a general upward trend. (2) Turkey is the country with the highest publication volume and contributing institutions (3) Giambartolomei GH, Gul HC, and Namiduru M are the authors with the highest number of publications. (4) Neurology is the journal that published the highest number of related articles (n=12). ( 5) "Diagnosis," "meningitis," and "features" are the top three frequently occurring keywords (6) Keyword clusters show "antibiotic therapy" and "cerebrospinal fluid" have future study value. ( 7) The burst analysis of the keywords also indicates that "cerebrospinal fluid" may become a prominent keyword in future research. (8) The co-citation analysis concludes three categories of the cited articles, which are diagnosis, therapy, and complications, indicating the past research direction.This study highlights the complexity of neurobrucellosis, presenting the need for advanced diagnostic techniques and multifaceted treatment approaches. While antibiotics remain the cornerstone of therapy, the use of corticosteroids to mitigate inflammatory responses shows promise, albeit with concerns about potential sequelae and relapse. Future research should focus on refining therapeutic strategies that address both the direct effects of infection and the broader immunological impacts to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.
Keywords: Neurobrucellosis1, CiteSpace2, VOSviewer3, Cerebrospinal fluid4, Antibiotic therapy5
Received: 13 Dec 2023; Accepted: 02 Sep 2024.
Copyright: © 2024 Yang, Pan, Cai, An, Wang and Pan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Wei Pan, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, Beijing Municipality, China
Qiong Cai, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, Beijing Municipality, China
Mingyang An, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, Beijing Municipality, China
Xilong Pan, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, Beijing Municipality, China
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