The Congress of Neurological Surgeons Announces Neurosurgery Publications 2024 Paper of the Year Winners
Schaumburg, Ill. September 12, 2024—The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) proudly announces the winners of the eighth annual Paper of the Year awards, honoring the most-impactful papers published in Neurosurgery from June 2023 to May 2024.
The Paper of the Year awards highlight the collaboration between the CNS and Neurosurgery by calling special attention to papers that challenged dogma, created a paradigm shift, and/or encouraged surgeons to rethink approaches to patient care, big data, and trial results.
The Top Paper of the Year was awarded to “Bleeding Risk of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations in Patients on Statin and Antiplatelet Medication: A Cohort Study” by Luca Lee Marques, Christian Jaeggi, Mattia Branca, Andreas Raabe, David Bervini, and Johannes Goldberg. This paper was also awarded Paper of the Year: Cerebrovascular .
“Again, this year our editorial board leaders selected articles with a meaningful message on clinical care and neurosurgical science. After evaluating this select group, the annual award papers rose to the top, and we are so pleased to promote their work in this additional way,” said Dr. Douglas Kondziolka, Editor-in-Chief of Neurosurgery Publications.
There is no doubt that the quality of neurosurgical science from across the world remains stellar.
Paper of the Year Section Level recipients are:
- Paper of the Year: Neurotrauma and Critical Care: “The Roles of Protocols and Protocolization in Improving Outcome From Severe Traumatic Brain Injury” by Randall M. Chesnut, Nancy Temkin, Walter Videtta, Silvia Lujan, MD, Gustavo Petroni, Jim Pridgeon, Sureyya Dikmen, Kelley Chaddock, Terence Hendrix, Jason Barber, Joan Machamer, Nahuel Guadagnoli, Peter Hendrickson, Victor Alanis, Gustavo La Fuente, Arturo Lavadenz, Roberto Merida, Freddy Sandi Lora, Ricardo Romero, Oscar Pinillos, Zulma Urbina, Jairo Figueroa, Marcelo Ochoa, Rafael Davila, Jacobo Mora, Luis Bustamante, Carlos Perez, Jorge Leiva, Carlos Carricondo, Ana Maria Mazzola, and Juan Guerra.
- Paper of the Year: Pain: “Focused Ultrasound Central Lateral Thalamotomy for the Treatment of Refractory Neuropathic Pain: Phase I Trial" by Abdul-Kareem Ahmed, Jiachen Zhuo, Rao P. Gullapalli, Li Jiang, Michael L. Keaser, Joel D. Greenspan, Chixiang Chen, Timothy R. Miller, Elias R. Melhem, Charles A. Sansur, Howard M. Eisenberg, and Dheeraj Gandhi.
- Paper of the Year: Pediatrics: “Postnatal Myelomeningocele Repair in the United States: Rates and Disparities Before and After the Management of Myelomeningocele Study Trial “ by Belinda Shao, Jia-Shu Chen, Olivia A. Kozel, Oliver Y. Tang, Natalie Amaral-Nieves, Rahul A. Sastry, Debra Watson-Smith, Julie Monteagudo, Francois I. Luks, Stephen R. Carr, Petra M. Klinge, Robert J. Weil, and Konstantina A. Svokos.
- Paper of the Year: Peripheral Nerve: “Impact of Timing of Primary Nerve Surgery on Shoulder, Forearm, and Elbow Recovery in Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy” by Whitney E. Muhlestein, Kate W.-C. Chang, Denise Justice, Virginia S. Nelson, Yamaan S. Saadeh, and Brandon W. Smith.
- Paper of the Year: Socioeconomics, Health Policy, and Law: “Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus Microendoscopic Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Unilateral Cervical Radiculopathy: A 1-Year Cost-Utility Analysis “ by Steve H. Monk, Ummey Hani, Deborah Pfortmiller, E. Hunter Dyer, Mark D. Smith, Paul K. Kim, Michael A. Bohl, Domagoj Coric, Tim E. Adamson, Christopher M. Holland, and Matthew J. McGirt.
- Paper of the Year: Spine: “Digital Biomarkers and the Evolution of Spine Care Outcomes Measures: Smartphones and Wearables” by Christina L. Bi, David B. Kurland, Roee Ber, Douglas Kondziolka, Darryl Lau, Donato Pacione, Anthony Frempong-Boadu, Ilya Laufer, and Eric K. Oermann.
- Paper of the Year: Stereotactic and Functional: “Reconnecting the Hand and Arm to the Brain: Efficacy of Neural Interfaces for Sensorimotor Restoration After Tetraplegia” by Eric Z. Herring, Emily L. Graczyk, William D. Memberg, Robert Adams, Gaudalupe Fernandez Baca-Vaca, Brianna C. Hutchison, John T. Krall, Benjamin J. Alexander, Emily C. Conlan, Kenya E. Alfaro, Preethisiri Bhat, Aaron B. Ketting-Olivier, Chase A. Haddix, Dawn M. Taylor, Dustin J. Tyler, Jennifer A. Sweet, Robert F. Kirsch, A. Bolu Ajiboye, and Jonathan P. Miller.
- Paper of the Year: Tumor: “Response to Preoperative Dexamethasone Predicts Postoperative Neurological Improvement of Focal Neurological Deficits in Patients With Brain Metastases” by Stephen G. Bowden, Christian G. Lopez Ramos, Barry Cheaney II, Emma Richie, Nasser K. Yaghi, Daniel N. Munger, David J. Mazur-Hart, Hao Tan, Matthew D. Wood, Justin S. Cetas, Aclan Dogan, Ahmed M. Raslan, and Seunggu J. Han.
- Paper of the Year: Global Neurosurgery: “Firearm-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Homicides in the United States, 2000-2019” by Dana Waltzman, Kelly Sarmiento, Jill Daugherty, Angela Lumba-Brown, Joanne Klevens, MD, and Gabrielle F. Miller.
The CNS congratulates all Paper of the Year winners.
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About Neurosurgery Publications
Neurosurgery is the official publication of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Neurosurgery provides multimedia, prompt publication of scientific articles on clinical or experimental surgery topics important for the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves, reviews, and other information of interest to readers across the world. Clinical Neurosurgery, published annually as a supplement to Neurosurgery, is the official register of the CNS Annual Meeting. Operative Neurosurgery is focused on the technical aspects of the discipline featuring operative procedures, anatomy, instrumentation, devices, and technology. Operative Neurosurgery is the practical resource for cutting-edge material that connects the surgeon directly to the operating room. Neurosurgery Practice publishes scientific articles, both clinical and experimental, from across the neurosurgical subspecialties including but not limited to vascular, spine, and tumor. Neurosurgery Practice features clinical research, reviews, case instructions, and other information of interest to neurosurgeons. Neurosurgery Practice is an online-only, fully Open Access publication with content publishing under either the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-NC-ND or CC-BY license.
About the Congress of Neurological Surgeons
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) is the global leader in neurosurgical education, serving to promote health by advancing neurosurgery through innovation and excellence in education. The CNS provides leadership in neurosurgery by inspiring and facilitating scientific discovery and its translation into clinical practice. The CNS maintains the vitality of the profession through volunteer efforts of its members and the development of leadership in service to the public, to colleagues in other disciplines, and to neurosurgeons throughout the world in all stages of their professional lives. For more information, visit cns.org.