Prof. Dr. Murat Aksu
Neurology
About Murat Aksu
Prof. Murat Aksu is a board-certified clinical neurophysiologist who completed his medical specialization in Clinical Neurophysiology in 2011. Since 2015, he has been working at Acıbadem Health Group, where he focuses on diagnostic and therapeutic methods in neurophysiology and sleep disorders.
His clinical interests include EEG and EMG studies, sleep medicine, and the diagnosis and treatment of restless legs syndrome. He is a member of the Turkish Neurology Association, Turkish Sleep Medicine Association, EEG-EMG Clinical Neurophysiology Society, World Association of Sleep Medicine, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the International and European Restless Legs Syndrome Study Groups. Prof. Aksu is involved in national and international professional collaboration in the care of neurological and sleep-related disorders.
Education
- 2011 Medical Specialization Board Clinical Neurophysiology
- 2006 Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine / Professor
- 1993 Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine Neurology
- 1988 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2015 Acibadem Health Group
- 2006 – 2011 Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurology
- 1996 – 2006 Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurology
- 2002 – 2005 Special Scientist, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- 1993 – 1996 Bilecik 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
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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