Epilepsy treatment in Turkey

In 1989, Berin Aktekin graduated from the medical faculty of Akdeniz University. In 1995, she graduated from the neurology department of the same faculty, majoring in “Neurology”. She worked as a visiting researcher in the field of clinical neurophysiology (EEG-EMG-evoked potentials and transcranial magnetic stimulation) for 6 months between 1996-1997 at UK-Southampton General Hospital.

She received the academic title of associate professor in 2000.
From 2001 to 2002, she worked as a visiting researcher in the field of epilepsy and video-EEG monitoring and epilepsy surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in the United States.

In 2006, I received the title of professor at the same university.

Membership:

• Turkish Medical Association,
• Istanbul Medical Chamber of the Turkish Neurological Association
• EEG-EMG Clinical Neurophysiology Association
• Turkish Epilepsy Association

Specialization: epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology, electrophysiology, movement disorders, general neurology.

He graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty in 2004 as a medical doctor. In 2004, he started to work as a neurology assistant in Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology, and in 2009 he received his neurology expertise.

He worked as a research assistant and doctorate student at Ghent University, Belgium between 2009-2013. During this period, he made careful neuroimaging studies. He received his PhD in psychology in 2013. In 2013 and 2014, he worked as a post-doctoral researcher at Gent University with a scholarship from Gent University research funds. In June 2014, he started to work as an assistant professor at Uskudar University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Neurology Specialist at NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital.

His scientific interests include attention and memory disorders, functional neuroimaging, epilepsies and electroencephalography

Dr. Serap Uysal is a pediatric neurologist with over 27 years of experience. From 2005 to the present, she has been taking small patients at the American Hospital in Istanbul.

Dr. Serap is a member of the following professional organizations:

• Association of Neurologists.
• Association of Pediatric Neurology.
• Epilepsy Association.
• Turkish Pediatric Association.
• National Pediatric Association.

Dr. Serap Uysal has published several articles internationally, which is why she is a renowned and sought-after neurologist around the world. Her 59 articles are published in Turkish throughout the country, and 46 articles are published in various foreign languages.

He was the first in Turkey to practice endoscopic surgery of the spinal and peripheral nerve.

Specialization:

• Complex operations on the brain and spinal cord, including operations to remove malignant and benign tumors.
• Functional and stereotaxic neurosurgery.
• Skull base and brain tumor surgery.
• Vascular pathologies of the central nervous system.
• Spine surgery.

Membership in organizations:

• Member of the Board of Directors and Head of the Membership Council of the European Association of Neurosurgeons Eurospine
• First President of the Association of Neurosurgery in Turkey
• Head of the Turkish Spine Society in 2013-2015
• Member of the European Society for Neurosurgery (EANS)
• Member of the European Spine Association (AS Spine)
• Member of the Society of Neurooncology and Spine in Turkey
• Member of the Turkish Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery ExeCom

Research and publications:

• Conducts active research work in the field of neurosurgery.
• Author of numerous scientific articles in national and international publications.
• Expert in national and international scientific publications.
• Active speaker at national and international medical conferences.