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Dandy's hemispherectomies: historical vignette.
Journal of Neurosurgery
|May 14, 2021
Summary
Walter Dandy pioneered hemispherectomy for gliomas, but his 1928 work is often misquoted. Later papers, especially after 1997, show a significant trend toward inaccurate citations of his original findings.
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgery
- Medical History
- Oncology
Background:
- Walter Dandy's 1928 publication introduced hemispherectomy for gliomas when they were considered incurable.
- Dandy's rationale was based on the presumption that motor function loss indicated non-viable brain tissue.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the historical context and accuracy of citations regarding Walter Dandy's seminal 1928 work on hemispherectomy.
- To evaluate how Dandy's original intentions and contributions are represented in subsequent scientific literature.
Main Methods:
- A critical review of Walter Dandy's original 1928 publication on hemispherectomy.
- Bibliometric analysis of 88 papers citing Dandy's work, sourced from Web of Science and Scopus.
- Assessment of citation accuracy, publication dates, and trends in quoting Dandy's paper.
Main Results:
- Only 11% of the 88 analyzed papers accurately quoted Dandy's 1928 work.
- A significant majority (76%) of papers published from 1997 onwards misquoted Dandy's paper.
- Earlier publications (pre-1997) demonstrated a trend toward more accurate citation of Dandy's original research.
Conclusions:
- Understanding the historical context of Dandy's 1928 publication is crucial for accurately interpreting his intentions and the value of his pioneering work.
- There is a notable decline in citation accuracy of Dandy's hemispherectomy research in more recent literature, particularly after 1997.
