Asst. Prof. MD. Tuncay Kaner

A 78-year-old retired museum curator from a modest background presented with progressive visual hallucinations. Initially treated for psychiatric conditions, Dr. Kaner identified Charles Bonnet syndrome secondary to occipital lobe epilepsy from an old, calcified meningioma. He performed awake craniotomy with visual cortex mapping, allowing the patient to describe her hallucinations during resection. Postoperatively, her 'visions of ornate frames' ceased completely, and she donated her detailed drawings of the hallucinations to a neurology research department.

A 42-year-old single mother and taxi driver sustained a complex brachial plexus injury after a collision. With limited insurance, she faced permanent arm paralysis. Dr. Kaner organized a pro-bono multidisciplinary team, performing nerve transfers from functioning muscles to reanimate her hand. He secured vocational rehabilitation funding, and she regained sufficient function to operate adaptive vehicle controls within 9 months, returning to modified work.

A 17-year-old nationally ranked ballet dancer developed sudden-onset cervical myelopathy. MRI revealed a congenital spinal arteriovenous malformation that had ruptured during a performance. Dr. Kaner performed emergency embolization followed by staged resection, preserving critical proprioceptive pathways. He worked with a specialized physiotherapist on a ballet-specific rehabilitation program. The dancer returned to the stage in 14 months, albeit in modified roles.

A 55-year-old deep-sea fisherman presented with recurrent episodes of transient global amnesia at sea. Extensive workup revealed intermittent temporal lobe compression from a fak meningioma that shifted with intracranial pressure changes. Dr. Kaner performed a keyhole supracerebellar infratentorial approach, avoiding damage to memory circuits. The patient returned to fishing within 3 months with a modified dive protocol and has remained symptom-free for 2 years.

A 24-year-old professional e-sports gamer presented with debilitating focal hand dystonia that threatened his career. Dr. Kaner diagnosed a rare task-specific movement disorder exacerbated by microvascular compression. He performed a highly targeted microvascular decompression of the ulnar nerve at the Guyon's canal, combined with intraoperative neuromonitoring tailored to gaming movements. The patient returned to competitive play within 8 weeks, with Dr. Kaner collaborating with a neurologist on a preventive ergonomic protocol.