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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Neurol.
Sec. Neuro-Oncology and Neurosurgical Oncology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1525669
Research trends of facial nerve injury after cerebellopontine angle tumor: CiteSpace-based bibliometric analysis
Provisionally accepted- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Background: A bibliometric analysis was conducted to understand the current research status and trends in facial nerve injury after cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumors to identify new perspectives for future research. Methods: CiteSpace was used to visualize and analyze relevant literature included in the CNKI and WanFang databases, and the Web of Science Core Collection from 2015 to 2024. Chinese literature was deduplicated using NoteExpress. Results: A total of 7,021 studies was retrieved, showing a pattern of rapid increase in this research area over the past ten years. Protection and management of the facial nerve in surgery and early recognition of facial nerve injury were the research hotspots and trends. Conclusion: This study emphasizes the importance of intraoperative protection and management of the facial nerve. Limited research has addressed the postoperative facial nerve injury from the perspective of functional rehabilitation and patient psychology. These areas need more attention and focused research.
Keywords: Cerebellopontine angle1, Tumor2, facial nerve3, citespace4, Bibliometric analysis5, research trend6
Received: 10 Nov 2024; Accepted: 18 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Li, Bai and Nie. 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: Bing Bai, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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