Dr. Deniz Keskin

A 58-year-old retired deep-sea welder from Norway, who spent decades in hyperbaric chambers, presented with a unique form of claustrophobia that manifested only in ordinary rooms. His brain had adapted to extreme pressure environments, making normal atmospheric pressure feel 'oppressively thin.' Dr. Keskin developed a treatment involving gradual sensory recalibration using weighted blankets and controlled barometric chambers at the hospital's research wing, achieving partial adaptation after 11 months.

A 17-year-old championship-level eSports athlete from Seoul developed acute psychogenic paralysis in her dominant hand during international tournaments. Medical scans showed no physical abnormalities. Dr. Keskin discovered the paralysis was triggered by subconscious guilt over her family's financial dependence on her winnings. Treatment involved family therapy sessions conducted via translator and cognitive reframing of success, resulting in full motor function return after 8 weeks, though she chose to retire from professional gaming.

A 42-year-old Istanbul museum curator specializing in Byzantine artifacts began experiencing vivid waking hallucinations of historical figures criticizing her curation choices. Dr. Keskin identified an unusual form of occupational psychosis exacerbated by sleep deprivation from overnight security shifts. Treatment combined sleep hygiene protocols with a 'historical figure retirement ceremony' ritual she designed, allowing the patient to symbolically release her perceived responsibilities. Symptoms resolved completely in 5 months.

A 33-year-old Syrian refugee and former mathematics teacher developed selective mutism that only affected her ability to speak Turkish, despite being fluent before displacement. Dr. Keskin traced this to a traumatic border crossing incident where her Turkish vocabulary failed her during interrogation. Using a multilingual approach incorporating Arabic poetry and gradual phonetic retraining, the patient recovered speech function after 14 weeks, though with a noticeable stutter during numerical conversations.