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. Effects of Clazosentan on Cerebral Vasospasm–Related Morbidity and All-Cause Mortality After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Two Randomized Phase 3 Trials in Japanese Patients
2. Endoscopic Transorbital Surgery Levels of Difficulty
3. Centromedian Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: Single-Center Experience
4. Evolution of the Patient-First Approach: A Dual-Trained, Single-Neurosurgeon Experience With 2002 Consecutive Intracranial Aneurysm Treatments
5. Overview of the Microanatomy of the Human Brainstem in Relation to the Safe Entry Zones
6. Early Surgical Versus Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Blood-Blister Aneurysm of the Internal Carotid Artery: A Single-Center 20-Year Experience
7. Early Repeat Resection for Residual Glioblastoma: Decision-Making Among an International Cohort of Neurosurgeons
8. Complex Cranial Surgery and the Future of Open Cerebrovascular Training
9. Letter to the Editor. The USMLE Examination Scoring Change: Uncertainty and Implications for Dual-Degree Applicants
10. Immediate Flow-Diversion Characteristics of a Novel Primarily Bioresorbable Flow-Diverting Stent

1. Complications and Outcomes of Posterior Fossa Decompression With Duraplasty Versus Without Duraplasty for Pediatric Patients With Chiari Malformation Type I and Syringomyelia: A Study From the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium
2. Corpus Callosum Injury After Neurosurgical Intervention for Posthemorrhagic Ventricular Dilatation and Association With Neurodevelopmental Outcome at 2 Years
3. Herophilus-Galen Line as a Predictor of Extent of Resection in the Occipital Interhemispheric Transtentorial Approach to Pineal Tumors in Children
4. Cranial Vault Imaging for Pediatric Head Trauma Using a Radial VIBE MRI Sequence
5. Endoscopic Strip Craniectomy With Orthotic Helmeting for Safe Improvement of Head Growth in Children With Apert Syndrome
6. Technical Challenges to Anterior Temporal Lobectomy After Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Technical Note
7. Characteristics of Concussion Subtypes From a Multidomain Assessment
8. Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Revision After Failure of Initial Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy and Choroid Plexus Cauterization
9. Early Cranial Vault Distraction for a More Balanced and Enhanced Expansion: A 3D Craniometric Analysis of Anterior Versus Posterior Distraction Osteogenesis in Patients With Craniosynostosis
10. A Qualitative Study of Transitioning Patients With Hydrocephalus From Pediatric to Adult Care: Fear of Uncertainty, Communication Gaps, Independence, and Loss of Relationships

1. Comparison of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and fusion Versus Artificial Disc Replacement for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Meta-analysis
2. Lumbar Dynamic Pedicle-Based Stabilization Versus Fusion in Degenerative Disease: A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial
3. Prospective, Multicenter Study of 2-Level Cervical Arthroplasty With a PEEK-on-Ceramic Artificial Disc
4. Ten-Year Safety of Pluripotent Stem Cell Transplantation in Acute Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury
5. Effects of Local Intraoperative Epidural Use of Triamcinolone Acetonide–Soaked Gelfoam on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Posterolateral Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial
6. Longitudinal Assessment of Segmental Motion of the Cervical Spine Following Total Disc Arthroplasty: A Comparative Analysis of Devices
7. Evaluation of Coronal Alignment From the Skull Using the Novel Orbital–Coronal Vertical Axis Line
8. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak in Epidural Venous Malformations and Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome
9. Independent Predictors of Vertebral Compression Fracture Following Radiation for Metastatic Spine Disease
10. Surgical Outcomes of Patients Who Fail to Reach Minimal Clinically Important Differences: Comparison of Minimally Invasive Versus Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion

1. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on the Management of Progressive Glioblastoma in Adults: Update of the 2014 Guidelines
2. Editorial: See One, Do One, Teach One? Paradigm Shift With Three-Dimensional Printing
3. Machine Learning Applications of Surgical Imaging for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Spine Disorders: Current State of the Art
4. A Long Farewell
5. The Safety and Effectiveness of the Contour Neurovascular System (Contour) for the Treatment of Bifurcation Aneurysms: The CERUS Study
6. Gender Equality in Neurosurgery and Strategic Goals Toward a More Balanced Workforce
7. The Legal and Socioeconomic Considerations in Spine Telemedicine
8. Letter: Sex After Neurosurgery—Is It Safe?
9. Standard of Care During a Crisis: What Should a Surgeon Know (and Do)?
10. Letter: Paraspinal Scratch Collapse Test for Cervical Radiculopathy

1. Letter: Early Experience Using Omniscient Neurotechnology Fiber Tracking Software for Resection of Intra-Axial Brain Tumors
2. “Grade Zero” Removal of a Falcine Meningioma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
3. A Long Farewell
4. The “Binder Ring” Bypass: Transection, Rerouting, and Reanastomosis as an Alternative to Macrovascular Decompression of a Dolichoectatic Vertebral Artery
5. Cavernous Hemangioma of the Cavernous Sinus—Same Pathology, Different Disease: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
6. Brachytherapy as Salvage Treatment for Meningioma With Malignant Progression After Exhausting Other Treatment Options: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
7. In Reply: Clipping of Complex Internal Cerebral Artery Terminus Aneurysm: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
8. Brainstem Pilocytic Astrocytoma, a Surgical Disease: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
9. Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion With Exoscope: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
10. The Final Cut: Evolution of Cavernous Sinus Decompression Beyond the Dolenc Cut

1. Same-Year Repeat Concussions in the National Football League: Trends From 2015 Through 2019
2. Utility of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Literature
3. The Times They Are a-Changin’: Increasing Complexity of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhages in Patients Treated From 2004 to 2018
4. Differences in Health Care Resource Utilization After Surgery for Metastatic Spinal Column Tumors in Patients With a Concurrent Affective Disorder in the United States
5. Magnetic Resonance-Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Brainstem Pathologies
6. Factors Associated With Patient-Reported Postsurgical Symptom Improvement in Adult Females With Chiari Malformation Type I: A Report From the Chiari1000 Dataset