Nejat Akalan

ORCID: 0000-0003-1447-9051
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Research Areas
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
  • Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
  • Meningioma and schwannoma management
  • Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
  • Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Teratomas and Epidermoid Cysts
  • Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
  • Brain Metastases and Treatment
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments
  • Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments

Istanbul Medipol University
2017-2024

Hacettepe University
2011-2022

University of California, Los Angeles
2016

Boğaziçi University
2016

Charles University
2015

Acıbadem University
2015

Past Global Changes
2009

Turkish Thoracic Society
2007

Neurology, Inc
2006

Hacettepe University Hospital
1997-2006

10.1016/0090-3019(84)90401-4 article EN Surgical Neurology 1984-01-01

Slow-growing, low-grade temporal lobe tumors are one of the most common causes epilepsy in children. Although there numerous consistent features this patient group, consensus about management and surgical approach is lacking. In study authors review clinical, pathological, radiological as well outcome data obtained 29 pediatric patients with tumor-related discuss treatment strategies.In who presented intractable seizures secondary to mass lesions underwent comprehensive workup, tumor was...

10.3171/ped.2005.102.3.0280 article EN Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2005-04-01

✓ A patient is described who had a solitary left frontal intracranial chondroma originating from the falx cerebri. The tumor was totally removed. diagnostic value of computerized tomography and surgical findings in this rare pathological condition are discussed.

10.3171/jns.1984.61.2.0399 article EN Journal of neurosurgery 1984-08-01

L-2-Hydroxyglutaric aciduria (L-2-HGA, MIM 236792) is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by psychomotor delay, cerebellar and extrapyramidal signs subcortical leukoencephalopathy with basal ganglia dentate nuclei involvement. Mutations in the gene L2HGDH (C14orf160/duranin/) have been identified as causative for L-2-HGA. A feature disproportionally associated L-2-HGA development of malignant brain tumors. In our cohort 40 patients L-2-HGA, two developed...

10.1055/s-2008-1081217 article EN Neuropediatrics 2008-04-01

Abstract Background Posterior fossa syndrome (PFS) is defined as the temporary and complete loss of speech after posterior surgery. The goal this study was to identify incidence risk factors for PFS determine accompanying neurobehavioral psychologic problems. Procedure Between May 2007 April 2009, children with brain tumors having surgery were evaluated neurologically psychologically in preoperative postoperative period. Results developed 9 patients among 36 (25%) included study. Mutism...

10.1002/pbc.22730 article EN Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2010-10-25

Instrumentation and correction of severe congenital scoliosis, particularly in patients with spinal dysraphism, has been reported to cause a high potential rate neurological compromise after instrumentation. The aim this study was evaluate the safety efficacy posterior instrumentation scoliosis accompanying dysraphism.Level IV therapeutic studies.Retrospective x-ray measurements analyze evaluation hospital charts document intraoperative postoperative complications were performed for...

10.1097/01.bpb.0000271334.73643.81 article EN Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2007-06-01

To evaluate the clinical characteristics and long-term outcome of pediatric patients with optic glioma.A total 101 glioma newly diagnosed between 1975 2008 were evaluated retrospectively. COPP (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisolone) cisplatin plus etoposide most commonly used chemotherapy regimens. Radiotherapy was administered in progressive or unresponsive disease.The median age at time diagnosis 6 years, male/female ratio 1.15. The common referral complaint strabismus....

10.1097/coc.0b013e3182467efa article EN American Journal of Clinical Oncology 2012-05-01
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