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. A quick navigation link is available in the table below.

1. Mapping the Global Neurosurgery Workforce. Part 1: Consultant Neurosurgeon Density
2. Mapping the Global Neurosurgery Workforce. Part 2: Trainee Density
3. Development and Internal-External Validation of the ATHE Scale: Predicting Acute Large Vessel Occlusion Due to Underlying Intracranial Atherosclerosis Prior to Endovascular Treatment
4. Genetic Characterization and Mutational Profiling of Foramen Magnum Meningiomas: A Multi-Institutional Study
5. Intraoperative Cortical Stimulation Mapping With Laryngeal Electromyography for the Localization of Human Laryngeal Motor Cortex
6. Basal Vein of Rosenthal Classification: The Key to Venous Outflow of the Deep Sylvian Fissure
7. Predictors of Occlusion, Long-Term Outcomes, and Safety in a Cohort of 674 Aneurysms Treated With the Pipeline Embolization Device
8. A Taxonomy for Superficial Cerebral Cavernous Malformations: Subtypes of Cortical and Subcortical Lesions
9. The Complete Anterior Petrosectomy: An Expanded Extended-Middle Fossa Approach With Removal of the Infratrigeminal Petrous Apex and Drilling of the Lateral Clivus
10. Template-Based Target Point Localization for Occlusion of the Middle Meningeal Artery During Evacuation of Space-Occupying Chronic Subdural Hematoma

1. The Safety and Accuracy of Intratumoral Catheter Placement to Infuse Viral Immunotherapies in Children With Malignant Brain Tumors: A Multi-Institutional Study
2. Rapid Brain MRI for Image-Guided Ventricular Catheter Placement in Pediatric Patients: Protocol and Preliminary Clinical Outcomes
3. The Etiology of Pediatric Hydrocephalus Across Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
4. Pediatric Cerebral Cavernous Malformations and Stereotactic Radiosurgery: An Analysis of 50 Cases From a Multicentric Study
5. Correlation of the Transorbital Ultrasonographic Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter With Intracranial Pressure Measured Intraoperatively in Infants With Hydrocephalus
6. Complications Following Resection of Primary and Recurrent Pediatric Posterior Fossa Ependymoma
7. Erratum. Letter to the Editor. Intracranial Invasive Group A Streptococcus: Importance of Culture-Independent Diagnostics
8. What Can a Morphometric Study of Unoperated Children Teach Us About the Natural History of Metopic Synostosis?
9. Utilization Trends in Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection Prevention Techniques in the United States From 2007 to 2015
10. Repeat Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Persistent Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations in Pediatric Patients

1. Current Concepts in Adult Cervical Spine Deformity Surgery
2. The Status of Spine Surgery in Social Media Platforms: A Call to Action
3. What Predicts the Best 24-Month Outcomes Following Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy? A QOD Prospective Registry Study
4. Effect of Urgent Surgery Within 8 Hours Compared to Surgery Between 8 and 24 Hours on Perioperative Complications and Neurological Prognosis in Patients Older Than 70 Years With Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Propensity Score–Matched Analysis
5. Predictors of Pelvic Tilt Normalization: A Multicenter Study on the Impact of Regional and Lower-Extremity Compensation on Pelvic Alignment After Complex Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
6. Ergonomics, Musculoskeletal Disorders, and Surgeon Gender in Spine Surgery: A Survey of Practicing Spine Surgeons
7. Does the Number of Social Factors Affect Long-Term Patient-Reported Outcomes and Satisfaction in Those With Cervical Myelopathy? A QOD Study
8. Prediction of 30-Day and 1-Year Postoperative Complications After Balloon-Assisted Kyphoplasty in the Elderly Using the Risk Analysis Index
9. Pain Alleviation and Functional Improvement: Ultra-Early Patient-Reported Outcome Measures After Full Endoscopic Spine Surgery
10. Is Spinopelvic Mismatch Associated With Increased Disability at 2 Years Following Short-Segment Lumbar Fusions?

1. Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Fourth Edition
2. Microsurgical Clipping of Unruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms—A Global Multicenter Investigation of Perioperative Outcomes
3. A Call About Arms
4. Resuming Anticoagulants in Patients With Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Meta-Analysis and Literature Review
5. Firearm-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries in Adults: A Scoping Review
6. Global Outcomes for Microsurgical Clipping of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Benchmark Analysis of 2245 Cases
7. History and Future of Spinal Cord Stimulation
8. Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: 2020 Update of the Decompressive Craniectomy Recommendations
9. Long-Term Results of Cortical Motor Stimulation for Neuropathic Peripheral and Central Pain: Real-World Evidence From Two Independent Centers
10. The Near Future of Brain-Implanted Neuromodulatory Devices

1. Mixed Reality for Cranial Neurosurgical Planning: A Single-Center Applicability Study With the First 107 Subsequent Holograms
2. Keyhole Fenestration for Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks in the Thoracic Spine: Quantification of Bone Removal and Microsurgical Anatomy
3. Surgical Strategies in the Treatment of Giant Pituitary Adenomas
4. The Lateral Supraorbital Approach: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
5. The Neurological Examination
6. Combined Transpetrosal Approach: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
7. Endoscopic Transorbital Surgery for Trigeminal Schwannoma: Introduction of a Novel Approach: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
8. Introduction: What Is Neurosurgery?
9. Distinct Pattern of Membrane Formation With Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
10. Training Performance Assessment for Intracranial Aneurysm Clipping Surgery Using a Patient-Specific Mixed-Reality Simulator: A Learning Curve Study

1. The Evolution of Anterior Transpetrosal Approach for the Treatment of Petroclival Meningiomas: A Single-Center 128-Case Experience
2. Preradiosurgical Embolization of Arteriovenous Malformations Reduces Target Volume—The Main Determinant for Complete Obliteration
3. Virtual Interviews During COVID-19 Changed Neurosurgery Match—for Better or Worse
4. Arterial Bypass in the Treatment of Complex Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms: Lessons Learned From Forty Patients
5. Letter to Our Colleagues Family Practitioners, Geriatricians, and Radiologists to Increase Awareness Regarding Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
6. The Effect of Intraoperative Prone Position on Psoas Morphology and Great Vessel Anatomy: Consequences for Prone Lateral Approach to the Lumbar Spine