RICARDO VIEIRA BOTELHO

EDUCATION

Doctor. Graduate in medicine in 1988 in the Federal University of Uberaba-Minas Gerais-Brazil
Residence trainning in Neurosurgery-1989-1992
Doctoral thesis: Federal University of São Paulo. 2004/12/20

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Medicine, Neurology (clinical), Health Professions

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Basilar Invagination Diagnosis, Classification, and Radiology: WFNS Spine Committee Recommendations
O Yaman, M Zileli, İ Avcı, Z Chen, JH Lee, G S-Carneiro, F Costa, SB Ali, ...
Spine, 10.1097 2025



Letter to the Editor Regarding “Outcome in Patients with Spinal Cavernomas Presenting with Symptoms Due to Mass Effect and/or Hemorrhage: Conservative versus Surgical
RV Botelho, MB Ramos
World Neurosurgery 193, 343-344 2025



Craniospinal space reduction and malalignment due to atlas assimilation in Basilar Invagination–A case–control study
RV Botelho, BCB Petranchi, PB Botelho, DUM Moreira, EF Bertolini, ...
World Neurosurgery: X 25, 100418 2025



Cervical dorsal rhizotomy for upper limbs spasticity. Case report
I Teles de Oliveira Filho, PC Romero, AP Rezende, BBS Costa, ...
Acta Neurochirurgica 166 (1), 157 2024



The role of sphenoid bone in basilar invagination pathophysiology
TO Filho, RV Botelho
Neurosurgical Review 46 (1), 322 2023



REINGRESO NO PLANIFICADO A LOS 30 DAS DESPUS DE CIRUGAS DE LA COLUMNA: ANLISIS DE 650 CASOS
F DANTAS, ACV CAIRES, MTDSE REIS, GA CARIRI, BRG COUTO, ...
Coluna/Columna 22, e274615 2023



Thirty-day unplanned readmission after spine surgery: analysis of 650 cases
F Dantas, ACV Caires, MTDSE REIS, GA Cariri, BRGM Couto, RV Botelho, ...
Coluna/Columna 22 (3), e274615 2023



READMISSO NO PLANEJADA EM 30 DIAS APS CIRURGIAS DA COLUNA: ANLISE DE 650 CASOS
F DANTAS, ACV CAIRES, MTDSE REIS, GA CARIRI, BRG COUTO, ...
Coluna/Columna 22, e274615 2023



Type II odontoid fractures: is the anterior screw a good solution for all patients? A case series of 60 consecutive patients
FLR Dantas, F Dantas, GA Cariri, ACV Caires, MTDS e Reis, RV Botelho
World Neurosurgery 176, e535-e542 2023



Association between Brachycephaly, Chiari Malformation, and Basilar Invagination
RV Botelho, PB Botelho, B Hernandez, MB Sales, JM Rotta
Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A: Central European Neurosurgery 84 (04 2023



Chamberlain's line violation in basilar invagination patients compared with normal subjects: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
AF Joaquim, ACES Barcelos, JW Daniel, RV Botelho
World neurosurgery 173, e364-e370 2023



Brain tumor neurosurgery in the COVID-19 era: Neurocirurgia de tumor cerebral na era COVID-19
MF de Oliveira, JM Rotta, ALM de Carvalho, E de Freitas Bertolini, ...
Revista Cientfica do Iamspe 12 (2) 2023



The impact of traumatic herniated discs in cervical facets dislocations treatments: systematic review and meta-analysis
FJ Onishi, JW Daniel, AF Joaquim, AC Evangelista, E de Freitas Bertolini, ...
European Spine Journal 31 (10), 2664-2674 2022



Aggressive dissemination of central nervous system hemangioblastoma without association with von Hippel–Lindau disease: A case report and literature review
F Dantas, JL Raso, PSG Braga, RV Botelho, FLR Dantas
Surgical Neurology International 13, 358 2022



The surgical treatment of subaxial acute cervical spine facet dislocations in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
RV Botelho, E de Freitas Bertolini, ACES Barcelos, J Walter Daniel, ...
Neurosurgical Review 45 (4), 2659-2669 2022



Fronteiraz
MRD de Oliveira
Pontifcia Universidade Catlica de So Paulo (PUC-SP) 2022



Effect of interbody fusion compared with posterolateral fusion on lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
F Dantas, FLR Dantas, RV Botelho
The Spine Journal 22 (5), 756-768 2022



Development and validation of an instrument for measuring parkinsonian motor impairment: TRAPS-D
JO de Oliveira Jnior, RA Lopes, FH de Gobbi Porto, RV Botelho
Neurological Sciences, 1-6 2022



Evaluation of surgically treated primary spinal cord tumors in a single Brazilian institution: A case series study of 104 patients
ECS Jnior, F Dantas, ACV Caires, GA Cariri, MTD Reis, RV Botelho, ...
Cureus 14 (3) 2022



Effectiveness of telemedicine in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
MA Souza, AC Fioretti, AH Vincentin, RV Botelho, C Vasconcellos
Revista da Associao Mdica Brasileira 67 (10), 1427-1431 2021

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Diagnstico e tratamento das lombalgias e lombociatalgias
AV Brazil, AC Ximenes, AS Radu, AR Fernades, C Appel, CH Maaneiro, ...
Revista brasileira de reumatologia 44, 419-425 2004
Citations: 145



Angular craniometry in craniocervical junction malformation
RV Botelho, EDZ Ferreira
Neurosurgical review 36, 603-610 2013
Citations: 122



Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
JW Daniel, RV Botelho, JB Milano, FR Dantas, FJ Onishi, ER Neto, ...
Spine 43 (16), 1154-1160 2018
Citations: 82



Prevalence of anxiety, depression and kinesiophobia in patients with low back pain and their association with the symptoms of low back spinal pain
TO Trocoli, RV Botelho
Revista brasileira de reumatologia 56, 330-336 2016
Citations: 78



Polysomnographic respiratory findings in patients with Arnold-Chiari type I malformation and basilar invagination, with or without syringomyelia: preliminary report of a series
RV Botelho, LRA Bittencourt, JM Rotta, S Tufik
Neurosurgical review 23, 151-155 2000
Citations: 78



A prospective controlled study of sleep respiratory events in patients with craniovertebral junction malformation
RV Botelho, LRA Bittencourt, JM Rotta, S Tufik
Journal of neurosurgery 99 (6), 1004-1009 2003
Citations: 72



Serum C-reactive protein is a useful marker to exclude anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery
BA Messias, RV Botelho, SS Saad, ER Mocchetti, KC Turke, J Waisberg
Scientific reports 10 (1), 1687 2020
Citations: 71



Adult Chiari malformation and sleep apnoea
RV Botelho, LRA Bittencourt, JM Rotta, S Tufik
Neurosurgical review 28, 169-176 2005
Citations: 71



The effects of posterior fossa decompressive surgery in adult patients with Chiari malformation and sleep apnea
RV Botelho, LRA Bittencourt, JM Rotta, S Tufik
Journal of neurosurgery 112 (4), 800-807 2010
Citations: 67



Risk of complications in spine surgery: a prospective study
RC Reis, MF De Oliveira, JM Rotta, RV Botelho
The open orthopaedics journal 9, 20 2015
Citations: 64



A systematic review of randomized trials on the effect of cervical disc arthroplasty on reducing adjacent-level degeneration
RV Botelho, OJ dos Santos Moraes, GA Fernandes, ...
Neurosurgical Focus 28 (6), E5 2010
Citations: 64



The odontoid process invagination in normal subjects, Chiari malformation and Basilar invagination patients: Pathophysiologic correlations with angular craniometry
JA Ferreira, RV Botelho
Surgical neurology international 6, 118 2015
Citations: 60



Basilar invagination: craniocervical instability treated with cervical traction and occipitocervical fixation: case report
RV Botelho, EB Neto, GC Patriota, JW Daniel, PAS Dumont, JM Rotta
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 7 (4), 444-449 2007
Citations: 58



Epidemiology of traumatic spinal injuries in Brazil: systematic review
RV Botelho, LDG Albuquerque, RB Junior, AAA Jnior
Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery 33 (02), 100-106 2014
Citations: 55



Is fusion necessary for thoracolumbar burst fracture treated with spinal fixation? A systematic review and meta-analysis
JM Diniz, RV Botelho
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 27 (5), 584-592 2017
Citations: 49



Reliability of the evaluation of posterior ligamentous complex injury in thoracolumbar spine trauma with the use of computed tomography scan
ACES Barcelos, AF Joaquim, RV Botelho
European spine journal 25, 1135-1143 2016
Citations: 43



Revisiting hydrocephalus as a model to study brain resilience
MFD Oliveira, FCG Pinto, K Nishikuni, RV Botelho, AM Lima, JM Rotta
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 5, 16516 2012
Citations: 41



Effectiveness of methylprednisolone in the acute phase of spinal cord injuries: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
RV Botelho, JW Daniel, JLR Boulosa, BO Colli, RL Farias, OJS Moraes, ...
Revista da Associao Mdica Brasileira 55, 729-737 2009
Citations: 41



Basilar invagination: a craniocervical kyphosis
RV Botelho, JA Ferreira, EDZ Ferreira
World neurosurgery 117, e180-e186 2018
Citations: 39



The effect of posterior fossa decompression in adult Chiari malformation and basilar invagination: a systematic review and meta-analysis
U de Oliveira Sousa, MF de Oliveira, LC Heringer, ACES Barcelos, ...
Neurosurgical review 41, 311-321 2018
Citations: 38