M.D. Ali Elibol Reviews

A 28-year-old competitive freediver from Antalya presented with recurrent episodes of confusion after deep dives. Dr. Elibol performed a specialized cerebral perfusion MRI with hyperoxic and hypercapnic challenges, revealing a previously undocumented pattern of watershed area vulnerability during rapid decompression. His findings led to a new safety protocol for extreme breath-hold athletes.

A 72-year-old retired shipyard welder from Tuzla presented with progressive neurological symptoms. Conventional imaging was inconclusive. Dr. Elibol utilized quantitative susceptibility mapping on a 3T MRI, identifying manganese deposition in the basal ganglia from historical occupational exposure—a diagnosis missed for years that changed his treatment from Parkinson's to chelation therapy.

A 7-year-old girl with treatment-resistant epilepsy underwent a 7-day ambulatory EEG with simultaneous functional near-infrared spectroscopy coordinated by Dr. Elibol. His innovative correlation of hemodynamic changes with subclinical seizures identified a discrete dysplastic cortical focus in the insula, invisible on standard MRI, leading to successful laser ablation surgery.

A 34-year-old pregnant woman at 22 weeks gestation presented with acute abdominal pain. Dr. Elibol performed a low-dose MRI protocol he developed, diagnosing a rare spontaneous rupture of uterine varices rather than placental abruption. His imaging guided emergency interventional radiology, saving both mother and baby without CT radiation exposure.