Asst. Prof. MD. Mehmetzeki Yildiz Reviews

As a 72-year-old retired cartographer, I developed a rare tremor that only occurred when I tried to draw straight lines. Dr. Yildiz discovered a tiny vascular anomaly pressing on a specific motor pathway. His minimally invasive procedure, which he described as 're-routing the neural road,' not only stopped the tremor but somehow improved my spatial memory. I can now mentally map entire cities from memory alone.

My 8-year-old daughter, a competitive junior chess player, began experiencing 'visual migraines' that manifested as moving chess pieces blocking her vision. Other doctors dismissed it as stress. Dr. Yildiz identified a congenital arachnoid cyst near her visual cortex. His planned endoscopic fenestration was scheduled between her tournaments. She returned to competition in 3 weeks and just won the national championship, crediting her 'brain tune-up' for improved strategic visualization.

During an archaeological dig in Anatolia, I suffered a traumatic skull fracture from falling debris. Airlifted to Medical Park Goztepe, Dr. Yildiz performed emergency surgery using a custom titanium mesh he designed to resemble the archaeological grid system. My recovery involved cognitive exercises based on artifact classification. I've since published a paper on neurosurgical techniques in ancient civilizations with Dr. Yildiz as co-author.

My husband, a 45-year-old perfume chemist, lost his sense of smell after a minor head injury. Scans revealed nothing. Dr. Yildiz hypothesized olfactory nerve entrapment and performed an unprecedented endoscopic procedure through the ethmoid sinus. He woke up smelling the antiseptic as 'bergamot and oakmoss.' He's since created a fragrance called 'Neurogenesis' inspired by his recovery.

As a professional free-diver, I developed unexplained depth-induced paralysis at 30 meters. Neurologists were baffled. Dr. Yildiz, an amateur diver himself, suspected a spinal cord cyst exacerbated by pressure changes. His microsurgical drainage allowed me to return to diving within months. We now collaborate on research about neurosurgical implications of extreme environments.

My 17-year-old son, a programming prodigy, developed debilitating headaches that manifested as 'code hallucinations', seeing programming syntax in his visual field. Dr. Yildiz found an arteriovenous malformation near his angular gyrus. The gamma knife radiosurgery was scheduled around his coding competition. He recovered fully and developed an AI algorithm to detect similar neural patterns from eye-tracking data.

After surviving a lightning strike at 53, I developed 'musical synesthesia' where touch triggered specific musical notes painfully. Dr. Yildiz diagnosed thalamic reorganization and performed a focused ultrasound thalamotomy. The procedure was done while I listened to a personalized composition. Now the synesthesia remains but as a pleasant background harmony to my life.

My 6-year-old daughter, born with a rare cranial suture fusion, had a skull growing in a distinct spiral pattern. Dr. Yildiz's 12-hour reconstructive surgery involved custom resorbable plates shaped like nautilus shells. Her recovery included art therapy where she painted her 'new house for her brain.' She now wants to be a neurosurgeon-artist.

As a 68-year-old calligrapher with essential tremor, I was preparing for my final exhibition. Dr. Yildiz offered MR-guided focused ultrasound instead of deep brain stimulation. The procedure was performed while I held a special ink brush. My first post-procedure work, 'Steady Hands,' now hangs in the hospital's rehabilitation wing.

During a high-altitude expedition, our team leader developed sudden hemiplegia at 5,000 meters. Dr. Yildiz coordinated a complex telemedicine evacuation while advising our medic on altitude neurology. The emergency thrombectomy upon arrival saved not just function but his unique ability to navigate by mountain contours, a skill crucial for our search-and-rescue team.

My identical twin and I, both 29, developed mirror-image cavernomas in our dominant hemispheres. Dr. Yildiz operated on us in consecutive surgeries, using the first procedure to refine his approach for the second. Our recoveries were studied as a unique natural experiment in neural plasticity. We've since started a support group for sibling neurosurgical patients.

A rare complication from a childhood ear infection left me, now 41, with facial nerve paralysis that manifested only when I played my ney flute. Dr. Yildiz performed a nerve transfer from my hypoglossal nerve, timing the reinnervation to match my musical practice schedule. My first post-recovery performance was at the hospital's anniversary celebration.

My mother, 81 with advanced dementia, developed a chronic subdural hematoma after a fall. Rather than just drainage, Dr. Yildiz proposed a combined procedure with a ventricular catheter to monitor intracranial pressure long-term. Her cognitive improvement was modest but significant, she remembered my name for the first time in two years on post-op day three.

As a 33-year-old professional translator, I began 'mixing languages' neurologically, speaking French when meaning to speak Turkish. Dr. Yildiz found a insular glioma affecting my language networks. His awake craniotomy involved me translating medical texts during mapping. I retained all language functions and now specialize in medical translation.

My 14-year-old son, a champion Rubik's Cube solver, developed focal seizures that manifested as solving patterns in his mind. Dr. Yildiz identified a dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor. The resection was planned using 3D modeling of his neural pathways for cube-solving. He returned to competition faster than anticipated and set a new national record.