Dr. Alikemal K. Ozturk, MD, FAANS
Neurosurgeon
20 York Street New Haven CT, 06510About
Dr. Alikemal Ozturk practices Neurological Surgery in New Haven, CT. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Ozturk prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cerebral venous malformations have distinct genetic origin from cerebral cavernous malformations.
- Mutations in apoptosis-related gene, PDCD10, cause cerebral cavernous malformation 3.
- CCM2 expression parallels that of CCM1.
- Genetics of intracranial aneurysms.
- Apparently novel genetic syndrome of pachygyria, mental retardation, seizure, and arachnoid cysts.
- Four novel SCN1A mutations in Turkish patients with severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI).
- Intramedullary Recurrence of a Thoracic Meningioma-Presentation of an Unusual Case and Review of the Literature.
- Lumbar decompression for dorsiflexion palsy.
- Rotational vertebrobasilar insufficiency due to compression of a persistent first
- Metastatic Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma of the Spinal Cord: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
- Posterior Cervical Laminectomy Results in Better Radiographic Decompression of Spinal Cord Compared to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.
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