Ekkehard Kasper, McMaster University

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Meningioma and schwannoma managementMedicine
Glioma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine
Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusNeuroscience

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

Latest papers

Neurological Recovery After Complete Paraplegia Due to Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Case Report
Cureus · 2026 · senior author
Lessons Learned: Earliest Possible Therapeutic Anticoagulation after Cranial Surgery
Neurocritical Care · 2026 · senior author
Echoes of Danger: Clot in Transit Causing Stroke and Pulmonary Embolism
Neurocritical Care · 2026 · senior author

All 256 publications

Researchers with similar interests

Kesava Reddy

Surgery

Meningioma and schwannoma management, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment

Abdelsimar II Omar

Surgery

Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment

Almunder Algird

Surgery

Meningioma and schwannoma management, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment

Olufemi Ajani

Surgery

Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus

Jian-Qiang Lu

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

Meningioma and schwannoma management

Crystal Hann

Oncology

Meningioma and schwannoma management

From the 150 most recent of 256 publications.

01

Neurological Recovery After Complete Paraplegia Due to Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Case Report

Poudel P, PiazziTavares F, Tataryn ZL, Kaya S, Kasper EM

Cureus2026Senior author

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.108509

02

Lessons Learned: Earliest Possible Therapeutic Anticoagulation after Cranial Surgery

Kavouridis VK, Olsen KR, Sterling MK, Kasper EM

Neurocritical Care2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s12028-025-02441-8

03

Echoes of Danger: Clot in Transit Causing Stroke and Pulmonary Embolism

Olsen KR, Kasper EM

Neurocritical Care2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s12028-025-02353-7

04

De Novo TRIO Missense Variants Disrupt Ras‐GEF Domains and Cause Congenital Ventriculomegaly and Hydrocephalus

Mehta NH, Dennis E, Allington G, Mekbib KY, Hale AT, Davalan WC, Duy PQ, Zilla E, Fan B, Kasper EM

Human Mutation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1155/humu/8870037

05

Developmental genetic determinants of the human cerebrospinal fluid–ventricular system

Allington G, Dennis E, Li Q, McGee S, Mehta NH, Mekbib KY, Hatada I, Weston MC, Shore AN, Cullen ER

Science Translational Medicine2026

DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aec4386

06

Crista Galli Pneumatization Complicating Olfactory Groove Meningioma Resection: A Case Report

Kavouridis V, Kasper EM

Cureus2026Senior author

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.101289

07

The risk of intraoperative venous air embolism from neurosurgical procedures performed in the lounging position: an in-depth analysis of detection, management, and outcomes of 1000 consecutive cases.

Hurth H, Ebner FH, Clement E, Naros G, Rosenberger P, Kasper EM, Tatagiba M, Drexler B

Journal of Neurosurgery202513 citations

DOI: 10.3171/2024.5.jns232449

08

Iliopsoas Abscesses: Whose Problem is it? Insights Gained by an Institutional 100-Patient Consecutive Case Series

Hamade YJ, Ogando-Rivas E, Tataryn ZL, Costa ML, Al-Khalili K, Yeung T, Pluemer J, Robinson JE, Abdul-Jabbar A, Kasper EM

World Neurosurgery20254 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2025.123978

09

Preventing Wrong-Level Spine Surgery

Agolia JP, Robertson S, Turel K, Kasper EM

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplement20252 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-61601-3_1

10

Dura Opening in Cases with Acute Traumatic Subdural Hemorrhage

Kasper EM, Kaya S

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplement20251 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-61601-3_12

Frequent collaborators

Medicine
Surgery
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Oncology
Pathology & Molecular Medicine
Anesthesia
Medical Imaging
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Gordon Guyatt

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Deborah Yamamura

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Lehana Thabane

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Laura Banfield

McMaster University Libraries

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Khunsa Faiz

Medical Imaging

1 shared papers, latest 2022

John Centofanti

Anesthesia

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Research

Latest papers

Researchers with similar interests

Kesava Reddy

Abdelsimar II Omar

Almunder Algird

Olufemi Ajani

Jian-Qiang Lu

Crystal Hann

Neurological Recovery After Complete Paraplegia Due to Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Case Report

Lessons Learned: Earliest Possible Therapeutic Anticoagulation after Cranial Surgery

Echoes of Danger: Clot in Transit Causing Stroke and Pulmonary Embolism

De Novo TRIO Missense Variants Disrupt Ras‐GEF Domains and Cause Congenital Ventriculomegaly and Hydrocephalus

Developmental genetic determinants of the human cerebrospinal fluid–ventricular system

Crista Galli Pneumatization Complicating Olfactory Groove Meningioma Resection: A Case Report

The risk of intraoperative venous air embolism from neurosurgical procedures performed in the lounging position: an in-depth analysis of detection, management, and outcomes of 1000 consecutive cases.

Iliopsoas Abscesses: Whose Problem is it? Insights Gained by an Institutional 100-Patient Consecutive Case Series

Preventing Wrong-Level Spine Surgery

Dura Opening in Cases with Acute Traumatic Subdural Hemorrhage

Frequent collaborators

Sunjay Sharma

Paul Engels

Adam Komorowski

Mats Junek

Erick Duan

Gordon Guyatt

Anthony Whitton

Roman Jaeschke

Deborah Yamamura

Lehana Thabane

Mark Soth

Sheila Singh

Laura Banfield

Dominik Mertz

Eva Piessens

Zain Chagla

Bill Wang

Daipayan Guha

Dipayan Chaudhuri

Joanna Dionne

Khunsa Faiz

John Centofanti