Omer H. Colak

Prof. Omer H. Colak


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Academic Career Length

19Years (2008-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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6 March 2018 in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
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ÇTÇağdaş Topçu
Çağdaş Topçu
HUHilmi Uysal
Hilmi Uysal
ÖÖÖmer Özkan
Ömer Özkan
ÖÖÖzlenen Özkan
Özlenen Özkan
ÖPÖvünç Polat
Övünç Polat
OCOmer H. Colak
Omer H. Colak
We assessed the recovery of 2 face transplantation patients with measures of complexity during neuromuscular rehabilitation. Cognitive rehabilitation methods and functional electrical stimulation were used to improve facial emotional expressions of full-face transplantation patients for 5 months. Rehabilitation and analyses were conducted at approximately 3 years after full facial transplantation in the patient group. We report complexity analysis of surface electromyography signals of these two patients in comparison to the results of 10 healthy individuals. Facial surface electromyography data were collected during 6 basic emotional expressions and 4 primary facial movements from 2 full-face transplantation patients and 10 healthy individuals to determine a strategy of functional electrical stimulation and understand the mechanisms of rehabilitation. A new personalized rehabilitation technique was developed using the wavelet packet method. Rehabilitation sessions were applied twice a month for 5 months. Subsequently, motor and functional progress was assessed by comparing the fuzzy entropy of surface electromyography data against the results obtained from patients before rehabilitation and the mean results obtained from 10 healthy subjects. At the end of personalized rehabilitation, the patient group showed improvements in their facial symmetry and their ability to perform basic facial expressions and primary facial movements. Similarity in the pattern of fuzzy entropy for facial expressions between the patient group and healthy individuals increased. Synkinesis was detected during primary facial movements in the patient group, and one patient showed synkinesis during the happiness expression. Synkinesis in the lower face region of one of the patients was eliminated for the lid tightening movement. The recovery of emotional expressions after personalized rehabilitation was satisfactory to the patients. The assessment with complexity analysis of sEMG data can be used for developing new neurorehabilitation techniques and detecting synkinesis after full-face transplantation.


20 January 2018 in Journal of Medical Systems
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MBMerve Bedeloglu
Merve Bedeloglu
ÇTÇagdas Topcu
Çagdas Topcu
AAArzu Akgul
Arzu Akgul
EDEla Naz Döger
Ela Naz Döger
RSRefik Sever
Refik Sever
OCOmer H. Colak
Omer H. Colak

15 August 2015 in Journal of Medical Systems
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GBGürkan Bilgin
Gürkan Bilgin
IHİ. Ethem Hindistan
İ. Ethem Hindistan
YÖY. Gül Özkaya
Y. Gül Özkaya
EKEtem Köklükaya
Etem Köklükaya
ÖPÖvünç Polat
Övünç Polat
OCOmer H. Colak
Omer H. Colak

1 February 2022 in Learning and Motivation
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Oğuzhan AtabekOğuzhan Atabek
Oğuzhan Atabek
AŞAyhan Şavklıyıldız
Ayhan Şavklıyıldız
GOGünseli Orhon
Günseli Orhon
OCOmer H. Colak
Omer H. Colak
AÖArda Özdemir
Arda Özdemir
UŞUtku Şenol
Utku Şenol

17 April 2009 in Journal of Medical Systems
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SBSuleyman Bilgin
Suleyman Bilgin
OCOmer H. Colak
Omer H. Colak
OPOvunc Polat
Ovunc Polat
EKEtem Koklukaya
Etem Koklukaya