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The aim of the “Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy” Section of Brain Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3425) is to publish articles that integrate research, patient care, and education, and can connect neuroscientists, clinicians, and neuroanatomists to each other. The scope of this Section includes descriptive neurosurgical anatomy, human neuroscientific molecular anatomy, minimally invasive surgical techniques, neuroimaging studies, neuropathology, intraoperative visualization technologies, functional neurosurgical procedures, human clinical research studies, and literature reviews.

As all of the articles published in our journal are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022 and 2023, which are listed below.

1. “Maximal Safe Resection in Glioblastoma Surgery: A Systematic Review of Advanced Intraoperative Image-Guided Techniques”
by Lapo Bonosi, Salvatore Marrone, Umberto Emanuele Benigno, Felice Buscemi, Sofia Musso, Massimiliano Porzio, Manikon Poullay Silven, Fabio Torregrossa and Giovanni Grasso
Brain Sci. 2023, 13(2), 216; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13020216
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/2/216

2. “The Use of 3D Printed Models for Surgical Simulation of Cranioplasty in Craniosynostosis as Training and Education”
by Jean Francois Uhl, Albert Sufianov, Camillo Ruiz, Yuri Iakimov, Huerta Jose Mogorron, Manuel Encarnacion Ramirez, Guillermo Prat, Barbara Lorea, Matias Baldoncini, Evgeniy Goncharov et al.
Brain Sci. 2023, 13(6), 894; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13060894
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/6/894

3. “The Role of bypass Surgery for the Management of Complex Intracranial Aneurysms in the Anterior Circulation in the Flow-Diverter Era: A Single-Center Series”
by Francesco Acerbi, Elio Mazzapicchi, Jacopo Falco, Ignazio Gaspare Vetrano, Francesco Restelli, Giuseppe Faragò, Emanuele La Corte, Giulio Bonomo, Anna Bersano, Isabella Canavero et al.
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(10), 1339; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12101339
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/10/1339

4. “The Role of Isolated Nasal Surgery in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Therapy—A Systematic Review”
by Emily Schoustra, Peter van Maanen, Chantal den Haan, Madeline J. L. Ravesloot and Nico de Vries
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(11), 1446; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12111446
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/11/1446

5. “Intraparenchymal and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Stereotactic Electroencephalography Caused by Indirect Adjacent Arterial Injury: Illustrative Case”
by Toshiyuki Kawashima, Takehiro Uda, Saya Koh, Vich Yindeedej, Noboru Ishino, Tsutomu Ichinose, Hironori Arima, Satoru Sakuma and Takeo Goto
Brain Sci. 2023, 13(3), 440; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13030440
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/3/440

6. “Factors Related to Hemifacial Spasm Recurrence in Patients Undergoing Microvascular Decompression—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
by Grazia Menna, Marco Battistelli, Alessandro Rapisarda, Alessandro Izzo, Manuela D’Ercole, Alessandro Olivi and Nicola Montano
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(5), 583; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12050583
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/5/583

7. “Are Sex Differences in Collegiate and High School Sports-Related Concussion Reflected in the Guidelines? A Scoping Review”
by Patryk A. Musko and Andreas K. Demetriades
Brain Sci. 2023, 13(9), 1310; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13091310
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/9/1310

8. “A Systematic Review of Intracranial Complications in Adults with Pott Puffy Tumor over Four Decades”
by Giorgos Sideris, Efstathia Davoutis, Evangelos Panagoulis, Pavlos Maragkoudakis, Thomas Nikolopoulos and Alexander Delides
Brain Sci. 2023, 13(4), 587; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13040587
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/4/587

9. “Endoscopic Endonasal Transplanum–Transtuberculum Approach for Pituitary Adenomas/PitNET: 25 Years of Experience”
by Alessandro Carretta, Matteo Zoli, Federica Guaraldi, Giacomo Sollini, Arianna Rustici, Sofia Asioli, Marco Faustini-Fustini, Ernesto Pasquini and Diego Mazzatenta
Brain Sci. 2023, 13(7), 1121; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13071121
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/7/1121

10. “Hemispherotomy in Infants with Hemimegalencephaly: Long-Term Seizure and Developmental Outcome in Early Treated Patients”
by Chiara Pepi, Alessandro De Benedictis, Maria Camilla Rossi-Espagnet, Simona Cappelletti, Martina Da Rold, Giovanni Falcicchio, Federico Vigevano, Carlo Efisio Marras, Nicola Specchio and Luca De Palma
Brain Sci. 2023, 13(1), 73; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13010073
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/1/73