Neurology Prof. Dr. Murat Aksu
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Prof. Dr. Murat Aksu is a neurologist at Acibadem Atakent Hospital in İstanbul with 33+ years of experience.
He treats restless legs syndrome, sleep disorders including obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, nonconvulsive status epilepticus, Tourette syndrome, tic disorders, and chorea-acanthocytosis, and performs EEG, EMG, and other clinical neurophysiologic testing. He consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultations.
About Prof. Dr. Murat Aksu
Prof. Dr. Murat Aksu is a neurologist with 33 years of experience. His listed areas of expertise include primary restless legs syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, chorea-acanthocytosis, EEG studies, EMG studies and clinical neurophysiologic testing.
Prof. Aksu graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1988 and completed Neurology at Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 1993. He received Medical Specialization Board Clinical Neurophysiology in 2011. He was appointed Professor by Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 2006. His experience includes periods at Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurology from 1996 to 2006 and from 2006 to 2011. He joined Acibadem Health Group in 2015. He practises at Acibadem Atakent Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye.
The profile lists 8 professional bodies, among them the World Association of Sleep Medicine, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group.
The profile lists 9 publications dated between 1979 and 2011. Their subjects include nonconvulsive status epilepticus, sleep in men receiving gonadotropin replacement treatment, and neuronal circuits associated with tic generation and natural urges.
Prof. Aksu speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with the doctor before travelling.
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Education
- 2011Medical Specialization Board Clinical Neurophysiology
- 2006Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine / Professor
- 1993Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine Neurology
- 1988Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2015Acibadem Health Group
- 2006–2011Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurology
- 2002–2005Special Scientist, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- 1996–2006Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurology
- 1993–1996Bilecik State Hospital
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Neurology Association
- Turkish Sleep Medicine Association
- EEG-EMG Clinical Neurophysiology Society
- World Association of Sleep Medicine
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group
- European Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group
- International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group
Selected Publications
- Pseudoephedrine-induced nonconvulsive status epilepticus. Epilepsy Behav. 2011; 20:739-40 Ismailoğulları S, Yetkin MF, Erdogan F, Delibas E, Aksu M, Ersoy AÖ.
- Pseudoephedrine-induced nonconvulsive status epilepticus. Epilepsy Behav. 2011 Mar 26. [Epub ahead of print.] Ismailoğulları S, Yetkin MF, Erdogan F, Delibas E, Aksu M, Ersoy AO.
- Impact of Long-Term Gonadotropin Replacement Treatment on Sleep in Men with Idiopathic. J Sex Med. 2010 Dec 8. [Epub ahead of print] Ismailogullari S, Korkmaz C, Peker Y, Bayram F, Karaca Z, Aksu M
- Magnetic resonance spectroscopy in two siblings with chorea-acanthocytosis. Mov Disord. 2010 Dec 15;25(16):2894-7 Ismailogullari S, Caglayan AO, Bader B, Danek A, Korkmaz S, Sharifov E, Kurnaz,F, Aksu M.
- Involvement of insula and cingulate cortices in control and suppression of natural urges. Cereb Cortex. 2009; 19:218-23 Lerner A, Bagic A, Hanakawa T, Boudreau EA, Pagan F, Mari Z, Bara-Jimenez W, Aksu M, Sato S, Murphy DL, Hallett M.
- Sleep architecture in Sheehan’s syndrome before and 6 months after growth hormone replacement therapy. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2009;34 :212-9 Ismailogullari S, Tanriverdi F, Kelestimur F, Aksu LVI (corr. author).
- Ocular blood flow in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Karakucuk S, Goktas S, Aksu M, Erdogan N, Demirci S, Oner A, Arda H, Gumus K. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2008;246: 129-34
- Neuroimaging of neuronal circuits involved in tic generation in patients with Tourette syndrome. Neurology. 2007 Jun 5;68(23):1979-87. PubMed PMID: 17548547 Lerner A, Bagic A, Boudreau EA, Hanakawa T, Pagan F, Mari Z, Bara-Jimenez W, Aksu M, Garraux G, Simmons JM, Sato S, Murphy DL, Hallett M.
- Correlation Between Putative Indicators ofPrimary Restless Legs Syndrome Severity. Sleep Medicine 2007;8: 84 89 Aksu M (corr. author)., Demirci S, Bara-Jimenez W.
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