What follows is a collaborative effort between The Neurosurgical Atlas and leading publishers of neurosurgical literature to provide you with a concise list of newly released articles that are most frequently accessed. Participating journals are listed in alphabetical order with a quick navigation link available in the table below.

WORLD NEUROSURGERY Editor's Choice

Partnership with the WORLD NEUROSURGERY journal took a different form such that the Editor's choice articles will instead be presented and given free access for 1 year from publication. A quick navigation link is available in the table below.

1. Letter to the Editor. Excessive Neurosurgical Research Involvement Among Interested Neurosurgical Trainees: Strengths and Shortcomings
2. The Impact of Resection in IDH-Mutant WHO Grade 2 Gliomas: A Retrospective Population-Based Parallel Cohort Study
3. Microsurgical Anatomy and the Importance of the Petrosal Process of the Sphenoid Bone in Endonasal Surgery
4. Network-Level Prediction of Set-Shifting Deterioration After Lower-Grade Glioma Resection
5. The Pipeline Embolization Device: A Decade of Lessons Learned in the Treatment of Posterior Circulation Aneurysms in a Multicenter Cohort
6. Radiological and Clinical Outcomes of Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Gangliogliomas: An International Multicenter Study
7. Thalamic Stereoelectroencephalography in Epilepsy Surgery: A Scoping Literature Review
8. 5-Aminolevulinic Acid–Enhanced Fluorescence-Guided Treatment of High-Grade Glioma Using Angled Endoscopic Blue Light Visualization: Technical Case Series With Preliminary Follow-up
9. Evaluating the Predictive Value of Comorbidity Indices in Pituitary Surgery: A Mixed-Effects Modeling Study Using the Nationwide Readmissions Database
10. A Simple Score to Predict Atherosclerotic or Embolic Intracranial Large-Vessel Occlusion Stroke Before Endovascular Treatment

1. Awake Brain Surgery for Language Mapping in Pediatric Patients: A Single-Center Experience
2. A New Method for Quantification of Frontal Retrusion and Complex Skull Shape in Metopic Craniosynostosis: A Pilot Study of a New Outcome Measure for Endoscopic Strip Craniectomy
3. Robot-Assisted, Real-Time, MRI-Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Pediatric Patients With Hypothalamic Hamartoma: Surgical Technique, Pitfalls, and Initial Results
4. The Role of Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Genetic Etiologies of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: A Meta-analysis
5. Disconnection Surgery to Cure or Palliate Medically Intractable Epileptic Spasms: A Retrospective Study
6. Sociodemographic Disparities as a Determinant of Fetal Versus Postnatal Surgical Myelomeningocele Repair
7. Spinal Column Shortening for Tethered Cord Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis
8. Why Don’t Ventricles Dilate in Pseudotumor Cerebri? A Circuit Model of the Cerebral Windkessel
9. The Utility of Congenital Cardiac Status to Predict Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Failure in Hydrocephalic Infants
10. The Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Quality Improvement Initiative: The Role of Antibiotic-Impregnated Catheters and Vancomycin Wound Irrigation

1. Predictors of Subsidence After Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
2. The Impact of Misplaced Percutaneous Iliac Dynamic Reference Frame Pins Used During Navigated Spine Surgery: Incidence and Outcomes
3. Early Mobilization Versus Bed Rest for Incidental Durotomy: An Institutional Cohort Study
4. L5–S1 Nonunion Occurrence Even After Anterior Column Support Combined With Iliac Screw Fixation in Long Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity: CT-Based Analysis at 2-Year Follow-up
5. Comparison of Local and Regional Radiographic Outcomes in Minimally Invasive and Open TLIF: A Propensity Score–Matched Cohort
6. Distinct Progression Pattern of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament of the Thoracic Spine Versus the Cervical Spine: A Longitudinal Whole-Spine CT Study
7. Over 20 Years of Declining Medicare Reimbursement for Spine Surgeons: A Temporal and Geographic Analysis From 2000 to 2021
8. Determining the Relationship Between Preoperative Mental Health Scores and Postoperative Outcomes in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgeries
9. Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Revision Surgery for Proximal Junctional Failure After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Revalidation of the Hart–International Spine Study Group Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Severity Scale
10. Individual Differences in Postoperative Recovery Trajectories for Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis

1. The Middle Meningeal Artery: Branches, Dangerous Anastomoses, and Implications in Neurosurgery and Neuroendovascular Surgery
2. Brainatomy—Demystifying the Temporal Bone, Rule of 3-2-1
3. Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion With Exoscope: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
4. Robotic Nerve Sheath Tumor Resection With Intraoperative Neuromonitoring: Case Series and Systematic Review
5. Encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis Operative Technique and Intraoperative Anesthesia Management: Treatment From Both Sides of the Curtain
6. Visualization and Maneuverability Features of a Robotic Arm Three-Dimensional Exoscope and Operating Microscope for Clipping an Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm: Video Comparison and Technical Evaluation
7. Lateral Supracerebellar Infratentorial Approach for Superior Oblique Myokymia: A Case Series
8. Cranial and Cerebral Anatomic Key Points for Neurosurgery: A New Educational Insight
9. Volumetric 3-Dimensional Analysis of the Supraorbital vs Pterional Approach to Paramedian Vascular Structures: Comprehensive Assessment of Surgical Maneuverability
10. Transfer of Sciatic Nerve Motor Branches in High Femoral Nerve Injury: A Cadaver Feasibility Study and Clinical Case Report

1. Evolution of the Brain: From Behavior to Consciousness in 3.4 Billion Years
2. Editorial: See One, Do One, Teach One? Paradigm Shift with Three-Dimensional Printing
3. Characteristics of a COVID-19 Cohort With Large Vessel Occlusion: A Multicenter International Study
4. Blunt Traumatic Vertebral Artery Injuries: Incidence, Therapeutic Management, and Outcomes
5. The Safety and Effectiveness of the Contour Neurovascular System (Contour) for the Treatment of Bifurcation Aneurysms: The CERUS Study
6. Machine Learning Applications of Surgical Imaging for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Spine Disorders: Current State of the Art
7. Skull Base Tumors: Neuropathology and Clinical Implications
8. Factors Influencing Long-term Blood Flow in Extracranial-to-Intracranial Bypass for Symptomatic Internal Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease: A Quantitative Study
9. The Importance of the Temporary Clip Removal Phase on Exposure to Hypoxia: On-Line Measurement of Temporal Lobe Oxygen Levels During Surgery for Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms
10. Tractography-Based Surgical Targeting for Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation: A Comparison of Probabilistic vs Deterministic Fiber Tracking of the Dentato-Rubro-Thalamic Tract

1. Dr. Djunga: First Congolese Neurosurgeon
2. Exoscopic En Bloc Carotid-Sparing Total Temporal Bone Resection: Feasibility Study and Operative Technique
3. Trends in Peripheral Nerve Surgery: Workforce, Reimbursement, and Procedural Rates
4. Microsurgical Management of Complex Hypothalamic Hamartomas in the Era of Minimally Invasive Therapy: A Case Series and Narrative Review
5. Beach Breaking Waves and Related Cervical Spine Injuries: A Level One Trauma Center Experience and Systematic Review
6. Basilar Artery Bands: Anatomic and Histologic Study With Application to Coiling and Stenting Procedures