Neurology Prof. Dr. Ayşe Sağduyu Kocaman
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About Prof. Dr. Ayşe Sağduyu Kocaman
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Prof. Dr. Ayşe Sağduyu Kocaman is a neurologist at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul with 41+ years of experience.
She treats multiple sclerosis, clinically isolated syndrome, Neuro-Behçet disease, other neuroimmunological disorders, chronic migraine, optic neuritis, status epilepticus, cerebral venous thrombosis, and acute ischemic stroke, and performs OnabotulinumtoxinA therapy, intravenous thrombolysis, and enteral and parenteral nutrition support for neurological patients. She consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultations.
Prof. Ayşe Sağduyu Kocaman is an experienced neurologist with a clinical specialty in intensive care. She completed her Medical Specialty Board certification in Intensive Care in 2013 and has held positions in academic neurology, including work at Acıbadem University’s Department of Neurology in 2012. Her clinical interests span neurocritical care, multiple sclerosis, neuroimmunology, neuro-Behçet’s disease, and nutritional support for neurological patients.
She is a founding co-chair of the Neurological Intensive Care Working Group within the Turkish Neurological Association and is active in multidisciplinary efforts that link neurology, intensive care, and clinical nutrition. Prof. Kocaman is a member of multiple professional organizations, including the Izmir Chamber of Medicine, Istanbul Medical Chamber, European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS), European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN), Clinical Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Association (KEPAN), Turkish Neurological Association (with roles in the Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroimmunology, and Neuro-Behçet’s working groups), Izmir Multiple Sclerosis Association, and the Turkish Cerebrovascular Diseases Association. Her work emphasizes integrated, evidence-based care for complex neurological patients, with a particular focus on improving outcomes in neurocritical settings and advancing care for demyelinating and neuroinflammatory disorders.
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Education
- 2013Medical Specialty Board Intensive Care
- 2002Ege University Faculty of Medicine / Professor
- 1995Ege University Faculty of Medicine / Associate Professor
- 1992Ege University Faculty of Medicine Neurology
- 1985Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2012Acibadem University / Department of Neurology
- 2011Acibadem Health Group
- 1992–1995Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology
- 1991–1992United States Oregon Health Sciences University Neurology and Neuroimmunology Department
- 1988–2011Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology
- 1987–1988Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital
- 1985–1987Ankara Numune Hospital
Professional Memberships
- Izmir Chamber of Medicine
- European Federation of Neurological Society (EFNS)
- European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN)
- Istanbul Medical Chamber
- Turkish Neurological Association (Member of Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroimmunology, Neuro-Behçet’s Working Group, Founding Co-Chair of Neurological Intensive Care Working Group)
- Clinical Enteral Parenteral Nutrition Association (KEPAN)
- Izmir Multiple Sclerosis Association
- Turkish Cerebrovascular Diseases Association
Selected Publications
- Cocaine-induced multifocal leukoencephalopathy mimicking Balo’s concentric sclerosis: A 2-year follow-up with serial imaging of a single patient. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Diseases 2018;19:96-98. A. Sagduyu Kocaman, P. Yalinay Dikmen, E. Karaarslan
- Onabotulinumtoxin A effectiveness on chronic migraine, negative emotional states and sleep quality: a single-center prospective study. The Journal of Headache and Pain 2017;18:23. Aydınlar EI, Yalinay Dikmen P, Kosak S, Kocaman Sağduyu A.
- Relationship between MIDAS, depression, anxiety and alexithymia in migraine patients. Acta Neurologica Belgica, 2017 Nov. doi: 10.1007/s13760-017-0856-x. P. Yalinay Dikmen, E. Onur Aysevener, S. Kosak, E. Ilgaz Aydinlar, A. Sagduyu Kocaman.
- Differences between General Neurologists and Multiple Sclerosisi Specialists in the mangement of MS patients; A National Survey. Archives of Neuropsychiatry June 2017 DOI:: 10.5152/npa.2017.19387 M. Kürtüncü, A. Tuncer, U. Uygunoğlu, Z. Çalışkan, A.Kökenli Paksoy, H. Efendi, A. Sağduyu Kocaman et al.
- Quantification of Brain Atrophy in Early Multiple Sclerosis and Its Clinical Relevance Journal of Neurological Sciences [Turkish] 2016;33:2#48;233-243 Ceyla Ataç Uçar, Ayşe Nur Yüceyar, Ömer Kitiş, Timur Köse, Özgül Ekmekçi, Ayşe Sağduyu Kocaman
- Analyses of the Turkish National Intravenous Thrombolysis Registry Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases 2016 Volume: 25 Issue: 5 Pages: 1041-1047 Kutluk, Kursad; Kaya, Dilaver; Afsar, Nazire; et al.
- Assessment of Early Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Clinically Isolated Syndromes and Multiple Sclerosis Behavioural Neurology 04/2014; 2014(6)., DOI:10.1155/2014/637694 Leyla Baysal Kıraç, Ozgul Ekmekci, Nur Yuceyar, Ayse Sagduyu Kocaman
- Botulinum toxin in migraine treatment Archives of Neuropsychiatry, 2013;50(1):36-40 E.I.Aydınlar, P.Y. Dikmen, A.S. Kocaman
- Optic Neuritis: Visual Outcome and Risk Factors for the Development of Multiple Sclerosis in Western Turkey. Neuro-Ophthalmology 2011;35(3);115-120 Nese Celebisoy, Ayse Sagduyu Kocaman, Halil Güllüoglu,Nur Yuceyar, Figen Gokcay, Timur Kose
- Quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients with urinary disorders.Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of Qualiveen Journal of Neurological Sciences [Turkish] 2010; 27:(1)# 22; 043-049 H. Karapolat, S. Eyigör, Y. Akkoç, H. Yeşil, A. Sagduyu
- Cerebral cortical and deep venous thrombosis without sinus thrombosis: clinical MRI correlates. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica 2006:114:254-260 Ayse Sagduyu, Hadiye Sirin, Serap Mulayim, Fikret Bademkıran, Nilgun Yunten, Cem Callı, Omer Kitis, Emre Kumral
- Optic neuropathy and chiasmopathy as presenting manifestations of systhemic lupus erythematosus. Neuro-Ophthalmology 2004; 28 :183-186. Ayse Sagduyu, Neşe Çelebisoy, Nilgün Yünten
- An unusual case of Behcet’s Disease presenting with bilateral internal carotid artery occlusion. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2002;73:343. Ayşe Sağduyu, Hadiye Şirin, Fahrettin Oksel, Tufan Turk, Dilek Ozenc
- Serum and cerebrospinal fluid nitrite and nitrate levels in relapsing-remitting and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis patient. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 2001;103:206-211 Nur Yüceyar, Dilek Taşkıran, Ayşe Sağduyu
- Generalized tonic-clonic status epilepticus:causes, treatment, complications and predictors of case fatality. Journal of Neurology 1998;245:640-646. Ayşe Sağduyu, Sultan Tarlacı, Hadiye Şirin.
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