Onur Melen

Personal profile

Research Interests

Chorea, Dystonia, Essential tremor, Multiple systems atrophy (MSA), Myoclonus, Neuro-ophthalmology, Parkinson's disease, Progressive supranuclear palsy ( PSP), Tics

Certifications and Licenses

Neurology

Training Experience

1970	Internship, Albert Einstein Medical Center
1973	Residency, Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center
1975	Fellowship, Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center

Education/Academic qualification

MD, Ankara University, Turkey

… → 1968

Research interests

Movement Disorders

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Movement Disorders Fellowship

Melen, O., Opal, P., Simuni, T. & Zadikoff, C.

Teva Neuroscience, Inc.

7/1/10 → 6/30/11

Project: Research project

Medical Education Grant - Movement Disorders Fellowship

Melen, O., Rosenow, J. M., Simuni, T. & Zadikoff, C.

Allergan, Inc.

1/22/08 → 1/22/11

Project: Research project

Prot# 26593: A Phase II, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy Study on Add-on Cladribine Tablet Therapy with Rebif New Formulation in Multiple Sclerosis Subjects with Active Disease

Cohen, B. A., Melen, O. & Sufit, R. L.

EMD Serono, Inc.

1/17/07 → 1/17/10

Project: Research project

Prot# E2007-A001-302: A Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of E2007 in Levodopa Treated Parkinson's Disease Patients with Motor Fluctuations

Melen, O. & Simuni, T.

Quintiles, Inc., Eisai Medical Research Inc.

12/14/06 → 12/14/09

Project: Research project

Prot# 248.619: A Cross-Sectional, Retrospective Screening & Case-Control Study Examining the Frequency of,&Risk-Factors Assoc w/,Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson's Disease Ptnts Treated w/Mirapex(pramipexole)&Other Anti-Parkinson Agents(DOMINION Stu

Melen, O. & Simuni, T.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

11/16/06 → 7/30/08

Project: Research project

Research Output 1975 2016

402 Citations
16 Article
1 Chapter
1 Review article

86 Citations (Scopus)

Identification of TMEM230 mutations in familial Parkinson's disease

Deng, H-X., Shi, Y., Yang, Y., Ahmeti, K. B., Miller, N., Huang, C., Cheng, L., Zhai, H., Deng, S., Nuytemans, K., Corbett, N. J., Kim, M. J., Deng, H., Tang, B., Yang, Z., Xu, Y., Chan, P., Huang, B., Gao, X. P., Song, Z. & 14 others, Liu, Z., Fecto, F., Siddique, N., Foroud, T., Jankovic, J., Ghetti, B., Nicholson, D. A., Krainc, D., Melen, O., Vance, J. M., Pericak-Vance, M. A., Ma, Y., Rajput, A. H. & Siddique, T., Jul 1 2016, In : Nature Genetics. 48, 7, p. 733-739 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Parkinson Disease

Mutation

Synaptic Vesicles

Chromosomes, Human, Pair 20

Neurons

1 Citation (Scopus)

Neuro-ophthalmological complications of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy

Hickman, S. J., Allen, J. A., Baisre, A., Batty, R., Lari, H. B., Melen, O., Pepper, I. M., Sarrigiannis, P. G., Turbin, R. E., Wharton, S. B. & McDermott, C. J., Aug 1 2013, In : Neuro-Ophthalmology. 37, 4, p. 146-156 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy

Hypertrophy

Cranial Nerves

Papilledema

Exophthalmos

16 Citations (Scopus)

Amantadine for freezing of gait in patients with parkinson disease

Malkani, R., Zadikoff, C., Melen, O., Videnovic, A., Borushko, E. & Simuni, T., Nov 1 2012, In : Clinical neuropharmacology. 35, 6, p. 266-268 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Amantadine

Gait

Freezing

Parkinson Disease

Selegiline

1 Citation (Scopus)

Muscle Relaxants

Melen, O., Dec 1 2005, SPEC - Essentials of Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesia (Reprint). Elsevier Inc, p. 159-165 7 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Muscles

12 Citations (Scopus)

Susac syndrome with transient inverted vision

Zeidman, L. A., Melen, O., Gottardi-Littell, N., Getch, C., Alberts, M. J., Goldstein, L. & Bernstein, R. A., Aug 10 2004, In : Neurology. 63, 3, 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Susac Syndrome

Retinal Artery Occlusion

Pathologic Nystagmus

Paranoid Disorders

Dysarthria