CemalKarakasMD

Child Neurology • Louisville, KY

Neurophysiology, Epilepsy

Assistant Professor

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Office
411 East Chestnut Street
Louisville, KY 40202
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Summary

Dr. Cemal Karakas is a child neurologist, clinical neurophysiologist and pediatric epileptologist in Louisville, KY. He is the program director of Pediatric Epilepsy Fellowship at University of Louisville. He is affiliated with Norton Children's Hospital and University of Louisville.

Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Epilepsy, 2019 - 2020
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2018 - 2019
SUNY Health Science Center at BrooklynChief Residency, Neurology, 2017 - 2018
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityFellowship, Child Neurology, 2015 - 2018
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2013 - 2015
Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of MedicineClass of 2011, MD

Certifications & Licensure

KY State Medical License 2019 - 2025
IN State Medical License 2018 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Super-selective Wada test for pre-surgical leg motor function assessment: A case report.
Karakas, C., Alexander Kuruvilla, Charles J Sadle, Ian Mutchnick, Samir Karia, Jeetendra Sah, Rebecca Stilp, Shervin Dashti, Cemal Karakas> ;Child's Nervous System. 2024 May 1
Responsive neurostimulation of thalamic nuclei for regional and multifocal drug-resistant epilepsy in children and young adults.
Daniel J Curry, Deepankar Mohanty, Kimberly M Houck, Cristina Trandafir, Zulfi Haneef, Cemal Karakas, Steven Lee, James J Riviello, Irfan Ali> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2024 Apr 12
A Comprehensive Examination of Clinical Characteristics and Determinants of Long-Term Outcomes in Pediatric Cerebral Sinus Venous Thrombosis.
Troy A Webber, Cemal Karakas, Isabella Herman, Stephen F Kralik, Danielle S Takacs, Saleh Bhar, Davut Pehlivan> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2024 Mar 26
Efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in managing drug-resistant absence epilepsy syndromes.
Wessel, C., Candan, F., Panah, P., Karia, S., Sah, J., Mutchnick, I., Karakas, C.> ;Seizure. 2024 Feb 2
Leveraging ChatGPT in the Pediatric Neurology Clinic: Practical Considerations for Use to Improve Efficiency and Outcomes.
Cemal Karakas, Dylan Brock, Arpita Lakhotia> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2023 Nov 1
Externalization of an infected vagus nerve stimulator generator without a break in anti-seizure therapy: a technical note.
Cemal Karakas, Ian Mutchnick, Prachi Raichur> ;Child's Nervous System. 2023 Dec 1
1 citations
Use of video alone for differentiation of epileptic seizures from non-epileptic spells: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cemal Karakas, Liam D Ferreira, Zulfi Haneef> ;Seizure. 2023 Aug 1
3 citations
Responsive Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Children With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex.
Cemal Karakas, Kimberly Houck, Maureen Handoko, Cristina Trandafir, Rohini Coorg, Zulfi Haneef, James J Riviello, Howard L Weiner, Daniel Curry, Irfan Ali> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2023 Aug 1
Seizure control during spontaneous battery failure with responsive neurostimulation.
Ward R, Vallera AC, Ali I, Karakas C, Haneef Z> ;Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape. 2023-03-31
6 citations
Responsive Neurostimulation in Drug-Resistant Pediatric Epilepsy: Findings From the Epilepsy Surgery Subgroup of the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium.
Rani K Singh, Krista Eschbach, Debopam Samanta, M Scott Perry, Gang Liu, Allyson L Alexander, Lily Wong-Kisiel, Adam Ostendorf, Priyamvada Tatachar, Shilpa B Reddy, Mi...> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2023 Jun 1
Child Neurology: Hemiconvulsion-Hemiplegia-Epilepsy Syndrome in the Setting of COVID-19 Infection and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome.
Gong P, Karakas C, Morgan B> ;Neurology. 2022-08-25
Predictive value of video alone in diagnosis of epileptic vs paroxysmal nonepileptic events in children.
Burr T, Modiano Y, Raichur P, Barton C, Sah J, Farber D, Brock D, Karia S, Haneef Z, Karakas C> ;Epilepsy & behavior : E&B. 2022-08-02
Sub-scalp electroencephalography: A next-generation technique to study human neurophysiology.
Haneef Z, Yang K, Sheth SA, Aloor FZ, Aazhang B, Krishnan V, Karakas C> ;Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2022-07-18
Seizure control during the COVID-19 pandemic: Correlating Responsive Neurostimulation System data with patient reports.
Karakas C, Ward R, Hegazy M, Skrehot H, Haneef Z> ;Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2022-05-11
Comparison of Surgical Outcomes in Individuals With Hypothalamic Hamartoma Alone or With Other Potentially Epileptogenic Focal Lesions.
Handoko M, Karakas C, Gadgil N, Wilfong A, Riviello J, Curry D, Ali I> ;Pediatric neurology. 2022-04-09
Clinical Profile and Long-Term Outcomes in Pediatric Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis.
Karakas C, Hajiyev Y, Skrehot HC, Kralik SF, Lambert EM, Pehlivan D> ;Pediatric neurology. 2022-03-04
1 citations
Frequency, Predictors, and Outcome of Seizures in Patients With Myelomeningocele: Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.
Cemal Karakas, Emin Fidan, Kapil Arya, Troy A. Webber, Joan B. Cracco> ;Journal of Child Neurology. 2021 Nov 24
5 citations
Social determinants do not affect access to specialized epilepsy care in veterans.
Yosefa A. Modiano, Cemal Karakas, Zulfi Haneef> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2021 May 27
6 citations
Clinical Profile and Long-Term Outcome in Neonatal Cerebral Sinus Venous Thrombosis.
Isabella Herman, Cemal Karakas, Troy A. Webber, Stephen F. Kralik, Danielle Takacs, Kristen Fisher, Ethan A. Edmondson, James J. Riviello, Gary D. Clark, Davut Pehlivan> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2021 Aug 1
17 citations
Home video prediction of epileptic vs. nonepileptic seizures in US veterans.
Cemal Karakas, Yosefa A. Modiano, Paul C. Van Ness, Jay R. Gavvala, Vitor Pacheco, Melissa Fadipe, Sikawat Thanaviratananich, Ammar M. Alobaidy, Abhishek Purohit, Stev...> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2021 Feb 18
2 citations
Epileptic Spasms in a Large Hypothalamic Hamartoma Cohort.
Cemal Karakas, Angus A. Wilfong, James J. Riviello, Daniel J. Curry, Irfan Ali> ;Journal of Child Neurology. 2021 Mar 1
A child with antibody-negative immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy.
Karakas C, Sah J, Seidman R, Chari G, Hisamoto Y, Cracco J, Reznikov A, Giridharan R, Anziska Y> ;Muscle & nerve. 2018-11-28
16 citations
Inferring metabolic networks using the Bayesian adaptive graphical lasso with informative priors
Christine B. Peterson, Marina Vannucci, Cemal Karakas, William T. Choi, Lihua Ma, Mirjana Maletic-Savatic> ;Statistics and Its Interface. 2013 Oct 1
27 citations
Metabolomics of mammalian brain reveals regional differences.
William T. Choi, Mehmet Tosun, Hyun-Hwan Jeong, Cemal Karakas, Fatih Semerci, Zhandong Liu, Mirjana Maletic-Savatic> ;BMC Systems Biology. 2018 Dec 21
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Journal Articles

Challenges in the Transition of Care Process for Patients with Dravet and Lennox–Gastaut Syndromes
Cemal Karakas, Rebecca J. Schultz, Jay R. Gavvala, Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy