Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aslan Tekataş

Education and Specialization

• Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine
• Fırat University Department of Neurology

Areas of Expertise

• Migraine and other headaches
• Epilepsy and syncope
• Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders
• Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
• Multiple sclerosis
• Nervous system infections
• Nerve entrapment and carpal tunnel syndrome
• Polyneuropathies

Professional Experience

• 2015 — Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology — associate professor
• Medical Park TEM — Neurology

Selected Publications

• Tekatas A, Mungen B. Migraine headache triggered specifically by sunlight: report of 16 cases. European Neurology. 2013;70(5–6):263–266. doi:10.1159/000354165. PMID:24051692.
• Tekatas A, Pamuk ON. Increased frequency of restless leg syndrome in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. 2015;18(1):58–62. doi:10.1111/1756-185X.12323. PMID:24612586.
• Bulut S, Berilgen MS, Baran A, Tekatas A, Atmaca M, Mungen B. Venlafaxine versus amitriptyline in the prophylactic treatment of migraine: randomized, double-blind, crossover study. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2004;107(1):44–48. doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.03.004. PMID:15567552.
• Çelik Y, Tekataş A, Albayram S, Gündüz A, Asil T, Ünlü E, Özlece Köse H. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension presenting with coma: a case report and literature review. Ağrı. 2015;27(3):160–162. PMID:26356106.
• Keheya S, Tekatas A, Aynacı Ö, Utku U, Solmaz V. A comparison of risk factors and prognosis between intra and extracranial acute atherosclerotic stroke in the Turkish population: a prospective study. Neurological Research. 2016;38(10):864–870. doi:10.1080/01616412.2016.1215032. PMID:27477568.
• Tekatas A, Arican O, Guler S, Aynacı O, Dincer N. Pruritus: do Aδ fibers play a role? J Dermatol. 2014;41(1):98–101.
• Cicek D, Kandi B, Berilgen MS, Bulut S, Tekatas A, Dertlioglu SB, Ozel S, Saral Y. Does autonomic dysfunction play a role in atopic dermatitis? Br J Dermatol. 2008;159(4):834–838.
• Solmaz V, Tekatas A, Erdoğan MA, Erbaş O. Exenatide, a GLP-1 analog, has healing effects on LPS-induced autism model: Inflammation, oxidative stress, gliosis, cerebral GABA, and serotonin interactions. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2020;80(7):601–612.
• Solmaz V, Albayrak S, Tekatas A, Aksoy D, Gençten Y, İnanır S, Erdemir F. Evaluation of Overactive Bladder in Male Antidepressant Users: A Prospective Study. Int Neurourol J. 2017;21(1):62–67.