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. Characteristics of Radiation-Induced Brain Tumors: Case Series and Systematic Review
2. Revisiting the Microsurgical Anatomy of the Sagittal Stratum and Surgical Implications: Fiber Microdissection and Tractography Study
3. Endoscopic Transorbital Approach to the Petrous Apex: Is Orbital Rim Removal Worthwhile for the Exposure? An Anatomical Study With Illustrative Case
4. Turning the Operating Room Into a Mixed-Reality Environment: A Prospective Clinical Investigation for Cerebral Aneurysm Clipping
5. Arteriovenous Malformations in the Cerebellopontine Angle: Assessment of the "Backdoor Resection" Technique and Microsurgical Results in 38 Patients
6. Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Rathke Cleft Cysts: A Single-Institution Analysis of 148 Consecutive Patients
7. Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy in Neurosurgery: A Single-Surgeon Experience of 313 Patients
8. Surgical Treatment of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations in Patients With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: A Single-Center Experience
9. Visualization of the Nervus Intermedius During Microvascular Decompression in Hemifacial Spasm: Anatomical Study
10. Management of Failed Flow Diversion for Intracranial Aneurysm Beyond the First 6 Months of Follow-Up: An International Delphi Consensus

1. Hemispherectomy at The Hospital for Sick Children: Expanded Indications and Lessons Learned Over 35 Years
2. Evaluation of Cervical Spine Clearance Scores in Children Younger Than 3 Years With Blunt Trauma
3. Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Emergency Department Utilization in Children With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: A Retrospective Cohort Study
4. Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement Following Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Failure in the Treatment of Pediatric Hydrocephalus
5. Treatment of Hydrocephalus Following Fetal Repair of Myelomeningocele: Comparing Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy With Choroid Plexus Cauterization to Ventricular Shunting
6. Clinical Features of Pediatric Patients With Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis After Isolated Head Trauma
7. Autologous Rib Graft for Posterior Cervical Fusion in Pediatric Patients: Efficacy and Safety in the Early Postoperative Period
8. Focal Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy and Concurrent Deformity Correction: A Combined Approach
9. White Matter Characteristics in Children With Cerebral Palsy Prior to Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy: A Multicenter Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study
10. The Association of COVID-19 With Increased Pediatric Ventriculoatrial Shunt Failures: A National Retrospective Cohort

1. Importance of the Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles on the Maintenance of Global Sagittal Alignment After Lumbar Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy
2. Influence of the Sagittal Spinal Profile Type on the Long-Term Outcome of Patients With Symptomatic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis After Microsurgical Decompression
3. An Analysis of ChatGPT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy
4. Obstacles to Receiving Postoperative Radiation Therapy Following Separation Surgery for Metastatic Spine Disease
5. Computed Tomography Assessment of Robotic Versus Fluoroscopic Implant Accuracy in Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
6. Relationship Between Facet Joint Osteoarthritis and Lumbar Paraspinal Muscle Atrophy: A Cross-sectional Study
7. Fractionated Radiotherapy After Gross-Total Resection of Spinal Chordoma: A Systematic Review of Survival Outcomes Using Individualized Patient Data
8. Letter to the Editor. Acute Traumatic Central Cord Syndrome: Removing the Occulted Confounding Variables
9. Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Prostate Cancer Spine Metastases: Local Control and Fracture Risk Using a Simultaneous Integrated Boost Approach
10. Improvement of Health-Related Quality of Life After Closure of Spinal CSF Leaks in Patients With Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension

1. Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Fourth Edition
2. Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: 2020 Update of the Decompressive Craniectomy Recommendations
3. Captivating
4. The Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Neurosurgical Intervention in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hematoma: Data From 121 Surgically Treated Participants From the Tranexamic Acid in IntraCerebral Hemorrhage-2 Randomized Controlled Trial
5. Self-Trephination in Cranial Excoriation Disorder
6. Antibiotic-Impregnated Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts Decrease Bacterial Shunt Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
7. Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Third Edition: Update of the Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines, Executive Summary
8. Patient-Reported and Clinical Outcomes of Surgically Treated Patients With Symptomatic Spinal Metastases: Results From Epidemiology, Process, and Outcomes of Spine Oncology (EPOSO), a Prospective, Multi-institutional and International Study
9. Letter: Hypertonic Saline Solution Versus Mannitol for Brain Relaxation During Craniotomies: A Systematic Review and Updated Meta-analysis
10. Guidelines for the Management of Acute Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries: 2013 Update

1. Feasibility of Endovascular Deep Brain Stimulation of Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus for Refractory Epilepsy
2. Optimal Timing of Cranioplasty After Decompressive Craniectomy: Timing or Collapse Ratio
3. Keyhole Fenestration for Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks in the Thoracic Spine: Quantification of Bone Removal and Microsurgical Anatomy
4. Subdural Versus Subgaleal Drain Placement After Minicraniotomy for Chronic Subdural Hematoma
5. The Neurological Examination
6. Frailty as a Predictor of Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality in Patients Aged 80 Years and Older Undergoing Instrumented Fusion
7. Introduction: What Is Neurosurgery?
8. “One-and-a-Half” Interdural Transcavernous Pituitary Transposition/Rotation for Protection of Hypophyseal Portal System in Adult Peripheral Retroinfundibular Craniopharyngioma
9. How Do the True Intraoperative Costs of Endoscopic Diskectomy Compare With Microdiskectomy for Lumbar Disk Herniations? A Time-Driven Activity-Based Cost Analysis
10. Neurosurgical Physiology and Neurocritical Management of the Acute Neurosurgical Patient

1. Exploring the Landscape of Hydrogel Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury: A Bibliometric and Visual Analysis (1991–2023)
2. Assessing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Patient-Facing Websites in Neurosurgical Departments in the United States
3. Recurrence and Mortality Rate in a 42 Patient Cohort of Giant Meningiomas
4. Endoscopic Endonasal Approach to the Orbit: A Case Series and Clinical Experience Emphasizing the Advantages of the Ipsilateral Mononostril Technique
5. Hemodynamic Effects of Tortuosity and Stenosis in Superficial Temporal Artery-Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass for Moyamoya Disease
6. Through the Looking Glass: Comparing Resident and Attending Views on Competency and Autonomy