Neurosurgery Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bahattin Tanrıkulu
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About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bahattin Tanrıkulu
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bahattin Tanrıkulu is a neurosurgeon at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul with 12+ years of experience.
He treats conditions including foramen magnum meningioma, sacral spinal epidural cavernoma, posterior fossa arteriovenous malformation, hemifacial spasm, dystonic storm, pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration syndrome, neural tube defects, spina bifida, and cerebellar extraventricular neurocytoma, and performs deep brain stimulation, Gamma Knife radiosurgery, cranial surgery, and spinal surgery. He consults in Turkish and English and offers…
Assoc. Prof. Bahattin Tanrıkulu is a neurosurgeon with specialized training in brain and nerve surgery. He earned his medical degree and completed neurosurgical training at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 2014. Following his training, he joined Acıbadem Health Group in 2016, where he has been involved in clinical care, surgical practice, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
He is an active member of several professional societies, including the European Neurosurgical Society, the Turkish Spine Society, and the Turkish Neurosurgical Society. His practice focuses on delivering evidence-based neurosurgical care with attention to patient-centered outcomes and the latest advances in spinal and cranial surgery.
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Education
- 2014Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Brain and Nerve Surgery
- 2008Marmara University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2016Acibadem Health Group
- 2014–2016Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital / Compulsory Service
Professional Memberships
- European Neurosurgical Society
- Turkish Spine Society
- Turkish Neurosurgical Society
Selected Publications
- Intractable yawning caused by foramen magnum meningioma in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 2 Neurology India 03/2015; 63(1): 107-109. Yasar Bayri, Bahattin Tanrikulu, Fatih Bayrakli, Demet Yalçinkaya Koç, Adnan Dagçinar
- Deep brain stimulation as treatment for dystonic storm in pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration syndrome A case report of a patient with homozygous C.628 2 T > G mutation of the PANK2 gene, Acta Neurochirurgica 07/201 5, DOI: 10.1007/s00701 -015-25 14-5 Bahattin Tanrıkulu, Ali Özen, Dilek İnce Günal, Dilşad Türkdoğan, Fatih Bayraklı, Yaşar Bayri, Adnan Dagçinar, Aşkın Şeker
- Sacral Pure Spinal Epidural Cavernoma Mimicing Schwannoma Case Report”, Journal of Neurological Sciences (Turkish) 2015, Volume 32, Number 2, Page(s) 412-417. Bahattin Tanrikulu, Teyyub Hasanov, Suhcyla Uyar Bozkurt, Askin Seker
- Neural tube defect family with recessive trait linked to chromosome Adnan Dagçinar, İbrahim Ziyal, Fatih Bayrakli Yasar Bayri, Burçak Söylemez, Askin Seker, Şirin Yüksel, Bahattin Tanrikulu, Olcay Unvcr, Cagrı Canbolal, Mustafa Sakar, Özen Kardag, Cengiz Yakici
- Accessory lower limb associated with spina bifida: case report Child’s Nervous System 08/2014; N/A(N/A):N/A. Yasar Bayri, Bahattin Tanrıkulu, Murat Sakir Eksi, Adnan Dageinar
- Resolution of hemifacial spasm after successful treatment of posterior fossa arteriovenous malformation by gamma knife radiosurgery Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 01/2014; 119:121-124. Yaşar Bayri, Bahattin Tanrıkulu, Ulaş Yener, Aşkm Şeker, Türker Kılıç
- Bubble Over The Head: Adeloye-Odeku Disease In A Turkish Child-Case Report Turkish Neurosurgery 12/2013; N/A(N/A) Baran Yılmaz, Kanının Urgun, Murat Şakir Ekşi, Bahattin Tanrıkulu, Yaşar Bayri
- `Cerebellar Extraventricular Neurocytoma: Case Report Marmara Medical Journal, Volume 25, Issue 1, Page(s) 037-040, 2012 Aşkın ŞEKER, Bahattin TANRIKULU, Ulaş YENER, Zafer TOKTAŞ, Türker KILIÇ
- Trends in body mass index, blood pressure and parental smoking habits in middle socio-economic level Turkish adolescents Journal of human hypertension 22 (1), 12-17, 2007 M. Agirbasli, B. Tanrıkulu, S. Arikan, S. Özgüven, E. izci
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