M.D. Hafsa Hicret Bülbül Göktaş

A 28-year-old competitive freediver from Antalya presented with transient episodes of visual snow and déjà vu lasting seconds during deep dives. Dr. Göktaş diagnosed him with a rare form of pressure-induced temporal lobe hyperexcitability. She designed a novel desensitization protocol using hyperbaric chamber sessions combined with low-dose levetiracetam, allowing him to return to competitive diving within four months with strict depth monitoring.

A 72-year-old retired calligraphy master from Konya developed progressive micrographia and hand tremors that threatened his life's work. Contrary to initial Parkinson's assumptions, Dr. Göktaş identified task-specific dystonia exacerbated by decades of precise finger movements. Treatment involved botulinum toxin injections tailored to specific hand muscles combined with sensorimotor retraining using digital tablets, preserving his ability to create intricate artwork.

An 11-year-old refugee child from Syria presented with sudden-onset acquired foreign accent syndrome following a traumatic event, speaking Turkish with an inexplicable Finnish accent. Dr. Göktaş diagnosed functional neurological disorder with a rare linguistic manifestation. Through trauma-informed therapy using music and narrative reconstruction in collaboration with a linguist, the child's native speech patterns gradually returned over eight months.

A 45-year-old Istanbul ferry captain developed episodic disorientation only while navigating the Bosphorus currents. Dr. Göktaş discovered he had vestibular-triggered transient global amnesia with specific environmental triggers. She implemented a vestibular rehabilitation program using virtual reality simulations of maritime environments, combined with situational cognitive strategies, allowing his safe return to work.