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. Which Medical Schools Produce the Most Neurosurgery Residents? An Analysis of the 2014–2020 Cohort
2. Automated Operative Workflow Analysis of Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery Using Machine Learning: Development and Preclinical Evaluation (IDEAL Stage 0)
3. Endovascular Therapy Versus Microsurgical Clipping of Ruptured Wide Neck Aneurysms (EVERRUN Registry): A Multicenter, Prospective Propensity Score Analysis
4. Noninvasive Disconnection of Targeted Neuronal Circuitry Sparing Axons of Passage and Nonneuronal Cells
5. Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Glioblastoma Considering Tumor Genetic Profiles: An International Multicenter Study
6. A Nationwide Prospective Multicenter Study of External Ventricular Drainage: Accuracy, Safety, and Related Complications
7. The Critical Importance of a Vascularized Flap in Preventing Recurrence After Endoscopic Repair of Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks and Meningoencephaloceles
8. Applying to Residency: Survey of Neurosurgical Residency Applicants on Virtual Recruitment During COVID-19
9. Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Diversity of Applicants and Matriculants to Neurological Surgery Residency Programs
10. (−)-OSU6162 in the Treatment of Fatigue and Other Sequelae After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

1. Anterior Versus Posterior Entry Site for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Insertion: A Randomized Controlled Trial by the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network
2. Women in Pediatric Neurosurgery
3. Impact of Ventricle Size on Neuropsychological Outcomes in Treated Pediatric Hydrocephalus: An HCRN Prospective Cohort Study
4. Safety of Pediatric Cerebral Angiography
5. Socioeconomic Health Disparities in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury on a National Level
6. Complications of Neuroendoscopic Septostomy
7. Care for Chiari Malformation Type I: The Role of Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Race
8. Neurological and Clinical Outcomes in Infants and Children With a Fetal Diagnosis of Asymmetric Ventriculomegaly, Interhemispheric Cyst, and Dysgenesis of the Corpus Callosum
9. The Low Utility of Routine Cranial Imaging After Pediatric Shunt Revision
10. Editorial. The Journey From Gender Equity to Equality

1. Comparison of Adjacent Segment Disease After Minimally Invasive Versus Open Lumbar Fusion: A Minimum 10-Year Follow-up
2. Association of ≥ 12 Months of Delayed Surgical Treatment for Cervical Myelopathy With Worsened Postoperative Outcomes: A Multicenter Analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database
3. Association of Tranexamic Acid With Decreased Blood Loss in Patients Undergoing Laminectomy and Fusion With Posterior Instrumentation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
4. The Standing T1–L1 Pelvic Angle: A Useful Radiographic Predictor of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformity
5. Feasibility of Lateral Mass Screw Insertion in Patients With the Risky Triad of C1: Evaluation of the Over-the-Arch Technique
6. Endoscopic Decompression for the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
7. Spinal Anesthesia in Contemporary and Complex Lumbar Spine Surgery: Experience With 343 Cases
8. Ultrasonic Spine Surgery for Every Thoracic Disc Herniation: A 43-Patient Case Series and Technical Note Demonstrating Safety and Efficacy Using a Partial Transpedicular Thoracic Discectomy With Ultrasonic Aspiration and Ultrasound Guidance
9. Radiographic Comparison of Lordotic and Hyperlordotic Implants in L5–S1 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
10. Pre- and Intraoperative Thoracic Spine Localization Techniques: A Systematic Review

1. Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: 2020 Update of the Decompressive Craniectomy Recommendations
2. Letter: Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Fourth Edition
3. Coagulopathy and Progression of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Traumatic Brain Injury: Mechanisms, Impact and Therapeutic Considerations
4. Amygdala and Hypothalamus: Historical Overview With Focus on Aggression
5. Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Third Edition: Update of the Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines, Executive Summary
6. Metastatic Spine Disease: Should Patients With Short Life Expectancy Be Denied Surgical Care? An International Retrospective Cohort Study
7. Syndrome of the Trephined: A Systematic Review
8. Overview of Mechanical Thrombectomy Techniques
9. Pipeline Embolization Devices for the Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms (PEDESTRIAN), Single-Center Registry: Long-term Angiographic and Clinical Outcomes from 1,000 Aneurysms
10. Neuroanatomical Interpretation of the Painting Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

1. Posterior Cervical Decompression and Instrumented Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
2. Robotic Applications in Cranial Neurosurgery: Current and Future
3. Essential Neurosurgery for Medical Students: Spine
4. Comparison of Pericranial Autograft and AlloDerm for Duraplasty in Patients With Type I Chiari Malformation: Retrospective Cohort Analysis
5. Lumbar Lateral Recess Decompression: 2-Dimensional operative video
6. Supraclavicular Resection of a Cervical Rib Causing Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
7. Essential Neurosurgery for Medical Students: Introduction: What Is Neurosurgery?
8. Essential Neurosurgery for Medical Students: Vascular
9. Essential Neurosurgery for Medical Students: Trauma
10. Essential Neurosurgery for Medical Students: The Neurologic Examination