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ARTICLES
INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Multiple sclerosis prevalence study: The comparison of 3 coastal cities, located in the black sea and mediterranean regions of Turkey. Türk Börü Ü, Duman A, Kulualp AŞ, Güler N, Taşdemir M, Yılmaz Ü, Alp R, Bölük C. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Oct;97(42):e12856. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000012856.
Serum YKL-40 level is correlated with apnea hypopnea index in patients with obstructive sleep apnea sindrome. Mutlu LC, Tülübaş F, Alp R, Kaplan G, Yildiz ZD, Gürel A. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2017 Sep;21(18):4161-4166.
Clinical and genetic features of PKAN patients in a tertiary centre in Turkey. Akcakaya NH, Iseri SU, Bilir B, Battaloglu E, Tekturk P, Gultekin M, Akar G, Yigiter R, Hanagasi H, Alp R, Cagirici S, Eraksoy M, Ozbek U, Yapici Z. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2017 Mar;154:34-42. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2017.01.011. Epub 2017 Jan 15.
The role of oxidative stress in the relation between fibromyalgia and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Yildirim T, Alp R. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2017 Jan;21(1):20-29.
Is it only a sleeping disorder or more? Restless legs syndrome and erectile function. Kurt O, Yazici CM, Alp R, Sancak EB, Topcu B. Scand J Urol. 2016 Oct;50(5):392-5. doi: 10.1080/21681805.2016.1195443. Epub 2016 Jun 22.
The evaluation of auditory system in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients. Deniz M, Çiftçi Z, Ersözlü T, Gültekin E, Alp R. Am J Otolaryngol. 2016 Jul-Aug;37(4):299-303. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2016.03.004. Epub 2016 Mar 29.
Planimetry investigation of the corpus callosum in temporal lobe epilepsy patients. Caglar V, Alp SI, Demir BT, Sener U, Ozen OA, Alp R. Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2016 Apr;21(2):145-50. doi: 10.17712/nsj.2016.2.20150783.
The role of the three phase bone scintigraphy in the evaluation of the patients with idiopatic carpal tunnel syndrome. M Ceber, E Sahin, B Topcu, R Alp. European Journal Of Nuclear Medıcıne And Molecular Imagıng 2016. 43, S594-S595
Atrial Fibrillation Is Associated With Increased Mean Platelet Volume and Apnea Hypopnea Index in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Akyüz A, Akkoyun DÇ, Değirmenci H, Alp R. Angiology. 2015 Jul;66(6):525-30. doi: 10.1177/0003319714548567. Epub 2014 Aug 26.
Leukocytoclastic vasculitis due to duloxetine. Erfan G, Alp R, Albayrak S, Oguz K, Kalayci S, Oznur M, Kulac M. Eur J Dermatol. 2015 Apr;25(2):194-5. doi: 10.1684/ejd.2014.2491. No abstract available.
The serum copeptin levels in obstructive sleep apnea patients with prehypertensive. Akkoyun DC, Akyuz A, Tulubas F, Altıntas N, Alpsoy S, Mutlu LC, Gurel A, Alp R. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2015;19(9):1721-8.
Nasal mucociliary clearance in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients. Deniz M, Gultekin E, Ciftci Z, Alp R, Ozdemir DN, Isik A, Demirel OB. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2014 Sep-Oct;28(5):178-80. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2014.28.4094.
Association between serum fetuin-A levels, carotid artery stiffness, and intima-media thickness in patients with normotensive obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Akyuz A, Oran M, Alpsoy S, Mutlu LC, Akkoyun DC, Guzel S, Alp R. Angiology. 2014 Aug;65(7):607-13. doi: 10.1177/0003319713497421. Epub 2013 Jul 26.
Microchimerism in Behçet’s disease. Alp R, Guney AU, Tursen U, Kaya T, Tursen B, Erdal ME. Int J Dermatol. 2014 Jul;53(7):832-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2012.05804.x. Epub 2013 Dec 30.
Possible association between vitamin D deficiency and restless legs syndrome. Oran M, Unsal C, Albayrak Y, Tulubas F, Oguz K, Avci O, Turgut N, Alp R, Gurel A. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2014 May 21;10:953-8. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S63599. eCollection 2014.
Treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy with high dose intravenous methylprednisolone monthly for five years: 10-Year follow up. Börü ÜT, Erdoğan H, Alp R, Taşdemir M, Yıldırım S, Bilgiç A, Duman A, Arslan A. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2014 Mar;118:89-93. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.01.001. Epub 2014 Jan 14.
Mean platelet volume in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and its relationship with simpler heart rate derivatives. Akyüz A, Akkoyun DÇ, Oran M, Değirmenci H, Alp R. Cardiol Res Pract. 2014;2014:454701. doi: 10.1155/2014/454701. Epub 2014 Sep 10.
Supraorbital and infraorbital nerve blockade in migraine patients: results of 6-month clinical follow-up. Ilhan Alp S, Alp R. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2013 Jul;17(13):1778-81.
Oxidative and antioxidative balance in patients of migraine. Alp R, Selek S, Alp SI, Taşkin A, Koçyiğit A. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2010 Oct;14(10):877-82.
Use of the International Classification of Headache Disorders, Second Edition, criteria in the diagnosis of primary headache in schoolchildren: epidemiology study from eastern Turkey. Alp R, Alp SI, Palanci Y, Sur H, Boru UT, Ozge A, Yapici Z. Cephalalgia. 2010 Jul;30(7):868-77. doi: 10.1177/0333102409355837. Epub 2010 Mar 10.
Two intracranial sewing needles in a young woman with hemi-chorea. Alp R, Ilhan Alp S, Ure H. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2009 Dec;15(10):795-6. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2009.04.005. Epub 2009 May 17.
Investigation of oral selegiline and rasagiline administration on QT interval in conscious rabbits. Uzun M, Alp R, Uzlu E, Alp S, Citil M, Topcu B, Erdogan HM. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2009 Mar-Apr;13(2):95-8.
Cavernous hemangioma: a rare cause for secondary parkinsonism: a case report. Alp R, Alp SI, Ure H. Int J Neurosci. 2009;119(11):2112-7.
Effects of therapeutic doses of Pregabalin on QTc interval in conscious rabbits. Alp R, Citil M, Uzun M, Alp S, Topcu B, Uzlu E, Erdogan HM. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2008 Jul-Aug;12(4):223-8.
Prevalence of multiple sclerosis door-to-door survey in Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey. Türk Börü U, Alp R, Sur H, Gül L. Neuroepidemiology. 2006;27(1):17-21. Epub 2006 Jun 13.
Botulinum toxin and intractable trigeminal neuralgia. Türk U, Ilhan S, Alp R, Sur H. Clin Neuropharmacol. 2005 Jul-Aug;28(4):161-2.
Prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetic patients attending a diabetes center in Turkey. Börü UT, Alp R, Sargin H, Koçer A, Sargin M, Lüleci A, Yayla A. Endocr J. 2004 Dec;51(6):563-7.
Status epilepticus in a case with wilson’s disease during D-pencillamine treatment. Türk-Börü U, Kocer A, Alp R, Gümüş M, Gümüş M. Swiss Med Wkly. 2003 Aug 9;133(31-32):446-7.
NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Turkish Börü Ü, Sargın H, Alp R, Sargın M, Gümüş M, Tekçe M, Yayla A. ‘The use of vigabatrin in painful diabetic polyneuropathy’. Ankara Education and Research Hospital Journal, 34 (1-2): 8-12, 2001;
Turkish Ü, Alp R. ‘End-of-life care’. Kartal Training and Research Hospital Journal, 12 (1-2-3): 116-119, (2001)
İlhan S, Alp R, Koçer A, Türk Ü. ‘Major risk factors in cerebrovascular diseases, relationship between cerebrovascular disease type and gender’. Kartal Training and Research Hospital Journal, 13 (3): 170-172, (2002).
Sargın H, Alp R, Sargın M, Türk Ü, Yayla A. ‘Investigation of the prevalence of neuropathy in type I diabetes with neuropathy damage degree and neuropathy symptom score’. Trends in Endocrinology, 11(5): 192-194 (2002).
Alp R, Türk Börü Ü, Koçer A, İlhan S. ‘A case of cross aphasia associated with right middle cerebral artery infarction’. Kartal Training and Research Hospital Journal, 13 (2): 120-121 (2002).
Sargın H, Karaoğlu H, Türk Ü, Alp R, Lüleci A, Sargın M, Yayla A. ‘Investigation of the prevalence of neuropathy in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics and its relationship with hyperglycaemia’. Trends in Endocrinology, 12 (6): 205-207, (2003).
Bulut G, Alp R, Aksu S. ‘Pseudoradicular syndromes and other non-radicular painful syndromes’. Kartal Training and Research Hospital Journal, 14 (2): 124-127, (2003).
Koçer A, Türk Ü, Çubuk R, Alp R. ‘Investigation of the presence of hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign and sulcal effacement in ischaemias associated with middle cerebral artery involvement’. Inonu University Journal of Medicine. 11 (1): 29-32, (2004)
Alp R, Türk Ü, Sargın H, Sargın M, Lüleci A, Koçer A, Bulut G, Gözü H, Yayla A. ‘The prevalence of symptomatic carpal tunnel syndrome in individuals with type 2 diabetes.’ Trends in Endocrinology, 13 (1): 15-17, (2004)
Alp R, Sargın H, Bulut G, Sargın M, Lüleci A, Türk Ü, Yayla A. ‘The prevalence of peripheral neuropathy and symptomatic carpal tunnel syndrome in individuals with type 1 diabetes.’ Kartal Training and Research Hospital Journal, 15 (2): 87-89, (2004).
Alp R, İlhan S, Koçer A, Türk Ü. ‘A diagnosis that should not be overlooked among the causes of refractory epilepsy: Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome, two case reports’. General Medicine Journal, 14 (3): 113-116, (2004).
Alp R, Saygın M, Üçısık M, Çalışkan M. ‘A Case Presentation of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Presenting to Hospital with Psychotic Symptoms’. Clinical Psychopharmacology Bulletin, 14 (2): 83-87, (2004).
Alp R, İlhan Alp S, Yüksel S. ‘A diagnosis that should not be overlooked in patients attending the neurology outpatient clinic: Brucellosis’. Kartal Training and Research Hospital Journal, 18 (3): 119-122, (2007).
Alp R, İlhan S. ‘Akinetic mutism associated with bilateral anterior cerebral artery infarction: A case report’. Kartal Training and Research Hospital Journal, 18 (1): 35-38, (2007).
Çarman KB, Bıçakcı Z, Palancı Y, Alp R. ‘Prevalence of nocturnal enuresis among school-age children in Kars and parents' views on nocturnal enuresis’. Türkiye Klinikleri J Pediatr, 17, 103-109, (2008).
Gül Aİ, Alp R, Özcan Ç, Palancı Y. ‘The relationship between carpal tunnel syndrome and anxiety and its effect on sleep disorders’. Harran University Medical Faculty Journal, 5 (3): 16-20, (2008).
Alp R, İlhan Alp S, Kaytaz A, Apaydın H. Essential Palatal Tremor (Palatal Myoclonus): A Case Report. Journal of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, 11 (2): 33-38, (2008).
Alp R, ‘Classification and clinical features of diabetic neuropathy’. Kartal Training and Research Hospital Journal, 19 (1): 48-56, (2008).
R Alp, D Yavuzer, Ü Türk-Börü, A Duman, Bowel movement disorders in multiple sclerosis and their relationship with amyloidosis. General Medicine Journal. 2012;22(1): 6-10.
Tülin Yıldız, Gülşah Eriten, İlknur Erdem, Nevzat Selim Gökay, Mustafa Kulaç, Recep Alp. The Effects of Graduation and Working as Professional Healthcare Personnel on Patient Safety Awareness. Caucasus Medical Sciences Journal. 2012;2(3):94-98.
Sleep and Epilepsy. R Alp, E Altindag. Epilepsy Journal 2014; 20 (Supp: Ek-1), 46-49
Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. A ÜNAL, R ALP. Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Neurology Special Topics 2016; 9 (4), 51-56
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