Berrin Aktekin

Summary

Affiliation: Akdeniz University
Country: Turkey

Publications

  1. ncbi Cortical silent period in a patient with focal epilepsy and Parry-Romberg syndrome
    Berrin Aktekin
    Department of Neurology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, 07070 Antalya, Turkey
    Epilepsy Behav 6:270-3. 2005
  2. ncbi Withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs in adult patients free of seizures for 4 years: a prospective study
    Berrin Aktekin
    Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
    Epilepsy Behav 8:616-9. 2006
  3. ncbi Epilepsia partialis continua in a patient with Behçet's disease
    Berrin Aktekin
    Department of Neurology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, 07070 Antalya, Turkey
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg 108:392-5. 2006
  4. ncbi Efficacy, tolerability, and side effects of oxcarbazepine monotherapy: a prospective study in adult and elderly patients with newly diagnosed partial epilepsy
    Ebru Apaydin Dogan
    Neurology Department, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
    Epilepsy Behav 13:156-61. 2008
  5. ncbi Comparison of classifications of seizures: a preliminary study with 28 participants and 48 seizures
    Betul Baykan
    Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
    Epilepsy Behav 6:607-12. 2005

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Cortical silent period in a patient with focal epilepsy and Parry-Romberg syndrome
    Berrin Aktekin
    Department of Neurology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, 07070 Antalya, Turkey
    Epilepsy Behav 6:270-3. 2005
    ..In accordance with this patient's benign course of seizures, the cortical silent period was prolonged in the symptomatic hemisphere. This finding may represent compensatory interictal mechanisms in epilepsy...
  2. ncbi Withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs in adult patients free of seizures for 4 years: a prospective study
    Berrin Aktekin
    Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
    Epilepsy Behav 8:616-9. 2006
    ..Although drug withdrawal could be considered in adult patients free of seizures for 4 years, the final decision should be tailored to the patient's clinical, emotional, and socio-cultural profile...
  3. ncbi Epilepsia partialis continua in a patient with Behçet's disease
    Berrin Aktekin
    Department of Neurology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, 07070 Antalya, Turkey
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg 108:392-5. 2006
    ..The seizures were very resistant to antiepileptic drugs and 8 months after neurological involvement the patient died. The EPC evolving after neurological involvement is associated with high mortality rate...
  4. ncbi Efficacy, tolerability, and side effects of oxcarbazepine monotherapy: a prospective study in adult and elderly patients with newly diagnosed partial epilepsy
    Ebru Apaydin Dogan
    Neurology Department, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
    Epilepsy Behav 13:156-61. 2008
    ..The aim of the study described here was to investigate the efficacy, tolerability, and side effects of oxcarbazepine (OXC) monotherapy in newly diagnosed, previously untreated adult and elderly patients with partial epilepsy...
  5. ncbi Comparison of classifications of seizures: a preliminary study with 28 participants and 48 seizures
    Betul Baykan
    Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
    Epilepsy Behav 6:607-12. 2005
    ..Engel, Jr. (Epilepsia 2001;42:796-803) published in 2001. The three SCs were compared with respect to diagnostic success rates, usefulness, and consistency by a large group of neurologists in this preliminary study...