This Week in Neurosurgery — Jun 23, 2026

AudioScholar Neurosurgery Weekly · Jun 23, 2026 · 14m

Welcome to This Week in Neurosurgery. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning pediatric cerebrospinal fluid management, advanced techniques in functional and spinal neurosurgery, and critical decision-making in geriatric trauma and neuro-oncology. Let's dive in.

This week's papers:

Trends in Patient Portal Messages, Office Visits, and Telephone Encounters.. JAMA 2026

CT-positive traumatic brain injury in patients >= 80 years: mortality and 6-months functional outcome.. Acta Neurochirurgica 2026

Outside-in foraminal access for cervical dumbbell tumors: a surgical paradigm shift…