Birol Balaban

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 756 citations indexed

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Birol Balaban is a scholar working on Surgery, Neurology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Birol Balaban has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 756 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Neurology and 6 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Birol Balaban's work include Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (6 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (6 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (5 papers). Birol Balaban is often cited by papers focused on Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (6 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (6 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (5 papers). Birol Balaban collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, Serbia and Cyprus. Birol Balaban's co-authors include Fatih Tok, Dennis J. Matthews, Gerald H. Clayton, Evren Yaşar, Tunç Alp Kalyon, Arif Kenan Tan, Mehmet Ali Taşkaynatan, Rıdvan Alaca, Ahmet Özgül and Bilge Yılmaz and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuroscience Letters, Spinal Cord and Clinical Rehabilitation.

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Birol Balaban

23 papers receiving 721 citations

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Gait Disturbances in Patients With Stroke

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Comparison of Lumbosacral Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection Techniques in Terms of Radiation Safety 2016 ·Pain Management ·Duygu Tecer, Evren Yaşar, Emre Adıgüzel, Mehmet Ali Taşkaynatan, Birol Balaban, Arif Kenan Tan	2
2	The Interventional Pain Management of Sacroiliac Joint Pain: A Brief Review 2015 ·Ferdi Yavuz, (unknown), Birol Balaban	1
3	Gait Disturbances in Patients With Stroke breakdown → 2014 ·PM&R ·Birol Balaban, Fatih Tok	298
4	Evaluation of Breast Reduction Surgery Effect on Body Posture and Gait Pattern Using Three-Dimensional Gait Analysis 2013 ·Aesthetic Plastic Surgery ·İsmail Şahin, (unknown), Serdar Öztürk, Birol Balaban, Selçuk Işık	15
5	Triamcinolone acetonide vs procaine hydrochloride injection in the management of carpal tunnel syndrome: Randomized placebo-controlled study 2012 ·Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine ·Ömer Karadaş, Fatih Tok, Süleyman Akarsu, Levent Tekin, Birol Balaban	38
6	The Effects of Onabotulinum Toxin A Injection into Rectus Femoris Muscle in Hemiplegic Stroke Patients with Stiff-Knee Gait 2012 ·American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ·Fatih Tok, Birol Balaban, Evren Yaşar, (unknown), Arif Kenan Tan	37
7	Early rehabilitation outcome in patients with middle cerebral artery stroke 2011 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Birol Balaban, Fatih Tok, Ferdi Yavuz, Evren Yaşar, Rıdvan Alaca	23
8	Botulinum Toxin A Treatment in Children with Cerebral Palsy 2011 ·American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ·Birol Balaban, Fatih Tok, Arif Kenan Tan, Dennis J. Matthews	19
9	Consistency between physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists and a radiologist in interpretation of lumbosacral radiographs 2011 ·Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation ·Mehmet Ali Taşkaynatan, (unknown), Birol Balaban, Uğur Bozlar, Ahmet Salim Göktepe, Ahmet Özgül, Arif Kenan Tan	0
10	The effects of phenol neurolysis of the obturator nerve on the distribution of buttock-seat interface pressure in spinal cord injury patients with hip adductor spasticity 2010 ·Spinal Cord ·Evren Yaşar, Fatih Tok, Mehmet Ali Taşkaynatan, Bilge Yılmaz, Birol Balaban, Rıdvan Alaca	9
11	The efficacy of serial casting after botulinum toxin type A injection in improving equinovarus deformity in patients with chronic stroke 2010 ·Brain Injury ·Evren Yaşar, Fatih Tok, İsmail Safaz, Birol Balaban, Bilge Yılmaz, Rıdvan Alaca	13
12	Which treatment approach is better for hemiplegic shoulder pain in stroke patients: intra-articular steroid or suprascapular nerve block? A randomized controlled trial 2010 ·Clinical Rehabilitation ·Evren Yaşar, (unknown), İsmail Safaz, Birol Balaban, Bilge Yılmaz, Ahmet Salim Göktepe, Rıdvan Alaca	42
13	Outcomes of combined hamstring release and rectus transfer in children with crouch gait. 2010 ·PubMed ·Kenan Koca, Cemil Yıldız, Yüksel Yurttaş, Serkan Bïlgïç, Hüseyin Özkan, Mustafa Kürklü, Birol Balaban, Bülent Haznecï, Mustafa Başbozkurt	4
14	The comparison of ultrasonographic and scintigraphic findings of early arthritis in revealing rheumatoid arthritis according to criteria of American College of Rheumatology 2008 ·Rheumatology International ·Ahmet Özgül, Evren Yaşar, Nuri Arslan, Birol Balaban, Mehmet Ali Taşkaynatan, (unknown), (unknown), Mehmet Özgüven, Tunç Alp Kalyon	16
15	Cervical Traction in Conservative Management of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 2007 ·Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain ·Mehmet Ali Taşkaynatan, Birol Balaban, Evren Yaşar, Ahmet Özgül, Tunç Alp Kalyon	10
16	Ochronotic spondyloarthropathy: spinal involvement resembling ankylosing spondylitis 2005 ·Clinical Rheumatology ·Birol Balaban, Mehmet Ali Taşkaynatan, Evren Yaşar, (unknown), Tunç Alp Kalyon	27
17	Factitious disorders encountered in patients with the diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy 2005 ·Clinical Rheumatology ·Mehmet Ali Taşkaynatan, Birol Balaban, (unknown), Ahmet Özgül, Arif Kenan Tan, Tunç Alp Kalyon	25
18	Corticosteroid Treatment and Functional Improvement in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 2005 ·American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ·Birol Balaban, Dennis J. Matthews, Gerald H. Clayton, (unknown)	137
19	Corticosteroid Treatment and Functional Improvement in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 2005 ·Birol Balaban, Dennis J. Matthews, Gerald H. Clayton	11
20	Sacroiliitis in familial Mediterranean fever and seronegative spondyloarthropathy: importance of differential diagnosis 2005 ·Rheumatology International ·Birol Balaban, Evren Yaşar, Ahmet Özgül, Kemal Dinçer, Tunç Alp Kalyon	22

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