Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hatice Balaban

Education

Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, 1988–1994

Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Residency, 1995–2000

Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Associate Professorship in Neurology, 2013

Experience

Liv Hospital Ankara

Medicana International Ankara, Associate Professor, 2020–2023

Medicana Sivas, Associate Professor, 2017–2020

Cumhuriyet University Department of Neurology, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, 2009–2016

Private Sivas Anadolu Hospital, Neurology Specialist, 2007–2009

Sivas Numune Hospital, Neurology Specialist, 2003–2007

Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Specialist, 2002–2003

Deda Brain and Spinal Cord Diseases Center, Neurology Specialist, 2001–2002

Sevgi Milennium Hospital, Neurology Specialist, 2000–2001

Ankara University Department of Neurology, Research Assistant, 1995–2000

Ankara Yenimahalle Health Center, General Practitioner, 1994–1995

Areas of Interest

Parkinson’s disease

Essential tremor

Dystonia and other involuntary movements

Balance and gait disorders

Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias

Spasticity

Cerebrovascular diseases

Migraine and headaches

Epilepsy

Botulinum toxin applications for dystonia, spasticity and migraine

Memberships

Turkish Medical Association

Turkish Neurological Society

International Journal Articles

Gökçe ŞF, Çiğdem B, Nemnezi-Karaca S, Bolayır A, Kayım-Yıldız Ö, Topaktaş AS, Balaban H. Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in an urban population of Sivas province in Turkey.Turk J Med Sci. 2019; 49(1): 288–294.

Muhittin C. Akbostanci, Ece Bayram, Volkan Yilmaz, Sefer Rzayev, Serhat Özkan, Ayse Bora Tokcaer, Esen Saka, Fatma N. Durmaz Celik, Banu Özen Barut, Zeynep Tüfekcioglu, Ahmet Acarer, Hatice Balaban, Sevda Erer, Okan Dogu, Seda Kibaroglu, Nursel Aydin, Hasmet Hanagasi, Bülent Elibol, Murat Emre, Glenn T. Stebbins, Christopher G. Goetz Turkish Standardization of Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale and Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2018 Jan-Feb; 5(1): 54–59

Yılmaz S, Çiğdem B, Gökçe ŞF, Ceyhan-Doğan S, Balaban H. Severity and frequency of restless legs syndrome in patients with familial Mediterranean fever J Int Med Res. 2017 Aug; 45(4): 1340–1346

Bayrakli F, Canpolat M, Per H, Gumus H, Kumandas S, Kartal U, Balaban H. A Family with Mental Retardation, Epilepsy and Cerebellar Hypoplasia Showing Linkage to Chromosome 20p11.21-q11.23. Case Rep Neurol. 2014 Jan 23;6(1):18-22.

Bayrakli F, Balaban H, Gurelik M, Hizmetli S, Topaktas S. Mutation in the HTRA1 gene in a patient with degenerated spine as a component of CARASIL syndrome. Turk Neurosurg. 2014;24(1):67-9.

Semiz M, Şentürk IA, Balaban H, Yağız AK, Kavakçı Ö. Prevalence of migraine and co-morbid psychiatric disorders among students of Cumhuriyet University. J Headache Pain. 2013 Apr 11;14(1):34.

Bayrakli F, Guclu B, Yakicier C, Balaban H, Kartal U, Erguner B, Sagiroglu MS, Yuksel S, Ozturk AR, Kazanci B, Ozum U, Kars HZ. Mutation in MEOX1 gene causes a recessive Klippel-Feil syndrome subtype. BMC Genet. 2013 28;14(1):95.

Balaban H, Bayrakli F, Kartal U, Pinarbasi E, Topaktas S, Kars HZ. A Novel Locus for Restless Legs Syndrome on Chromosome 13q. Eur Neurol. 2012 10; 68(2): 111-116.

Balaban H, Yıldız OK, Cil G, Sentürk IA, Erselcan T, Bolayır E, Topaktaş S. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in restless legs syndrome patients. Sleep Med. 2012; 13(7): 953-7.

Balaban H, Semiz M, Sentürk IA, Kavakçı O, Cınar Z, Dikici A, Topaktaş S. Migraine prevalence, alexithymia, and post-traumatic stress disorder among medical students in Turkey. J Headache Pain. 2012; 13(6): 459-67.

Bayrakli F, Balaban H, Ozum U, Duger C, Topaktas S, Kars HZ. Etanercept treatment enhances clinical and neuroelectrophysiological recovery in partial spinal cord injury. Eur Spine J. 2012; 21(12):2588-93.

Özüm U, Akyol M, Balaban H, Ozdemir E, Soydan S. Effect of cervical spinal cord electrical stimulation on nitric oxide levels in brain and dermal tissues: an evaluation using by real-time nitric oxide measurement. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2012; 154(9): 1641-6.

Balaban H, Altuntaş EE, Uysal IO, Sentürk IA, Topaktaş S. Audio-vestibular evaluation in patients with essential tremor. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2012; 269(6): 1577-81.

Balaban H, Şentürk IA, Yildiz ÖK, Bolayir E, Topaktaş S. The role of event-related potentials in subclinical cognitive dysfunction in essential tremor. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2012; 29(1): 65-9.

Polat K, Altuntaş EE, Durmuş K, Özüm Ü, Balaban H, Müderris S. Presentation of the cerebeller abcess and sigmoid sinus septic thrombosis secondary to chronic otitis media: Case presentation and literature review. Indian Journal of Otology. 2011; 17 (3): 132-134.

Altuntaş E, Balaban H, Uysal İÖ, Akın PZ. The effect of pentoxiphylline, a non-spesific phospodiesterase inhibitor, on angiogenesis in chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) model. HealthMed. 2011; 5(6): 1841-1846.

Özüm Ü, Balaban H, Yapışlar H, Topaktaş S. Effects of magnetic stimulation of cervical spinal cord on main cerebral arterial blood flow. HealthMed. 2011; 5(6): 1993-1999.

Kayım-Yıldız Ö, Balaban H, Şenel S. Anti-aquaporin-4 antibody positive relapsing neuromyelitis optica in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of Neurological Sciences [Turkish]. 2011; 28(3): 376-379.

Yildiz OK, Balaban H, Senel S, Cevik S. Acute lumbosacral polyradiculoneuropathy heralding transformation to systemic lupus erythematosus in a patient with discoid lupus. Lupus. 2011; 20(9): 972-4.

Salk I, Sabuncuoğulları V, Çetin A, Balaban H, Kelkit S. Value of findings of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in patients with lumber disc degeneration. Pak J Med Sci. 2011; 27 (2): 261-4.

Yıldız OK, Balaban H, Özdemir S, Bolayır E, Topaktas S. Anti-GQ1b-Negative Miller Fisher Syndrome with Acute Areflexic Mydriasis and Cholinergic Supersensitivity. Neuro-ophthalmology. 2011; 35(1): 40–42.

Balaban H, Yildiz OK, Eliaçik S, Bolayir E, Topaktaş S. A case with a rare type of trigemino-oculomotor synkinesis: clinical and blink reflex study. Acta Neurol Belg. 2010; 110(4): 337-9.

Yildiz OK, Balaban H, Cil G, Oztoprak I, Bolayir E, Topaktas S. Isolated cortical vein thrombosis after epidural anesthesia: report of three cases. Int J Neurosci. 2010; 120(6):447-50.

Kadayifçilar S, Gedik S, Eldem B, Balaban H, Kansu T. Panuveitis associated with multiple sclerosis complicated by cerebral venous thrombosis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2004; 12(2): 153-7.

Balaban H, Sener HO, Erden I, Cağlar S, Sahin A, Yücemen N. Multiple spinal intramedullary cavernous angioma: case report. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2001;103(2):120–122. doi:10.1016/S0303-8467(01)00123-8.

Sener HO, Taşcilar NF, Balaban H, Selçuki D. Sympathetic skin response in carpal tunnel syndrome. Clin Neurophysiol. 2000 Aug;111(8):1395-9.

Akbostanci MC, Atbaşoğlu EC, Balaban H. Tardive dyskinesia, mild drug-induced dyskinesia, and drug-induced parkinsonism: risk factors and topographic distribution. Acta Neurol Belg. 1999; 99(3): 176-81.

Awards

National Parkinson and Movement Disorders Congress: Second prize for oral presentation on auditory event-related potentials in subclinical cognitive impairment in essential tremor.

Certificate of appreciation, Cumhuriyet University.

Incentive award for the physiology of fear study, Active Education Group, Department of Physiology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine.