Sureyya S. Dikmen, PhD

Professor
Neuropsychologist

Research
Dr. Dikmen's research interests include the neurobehavioral outcome in traumatic brain injury, prophylaxis for post-traumatic seizures, and the effects of neuroprotectants and rehabilitation interventions in traumatic brain injury.

Teaching
Her teaching activities and interests include mentoring graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and young faculty in research.

Training
Dr. Dikmen earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Istanbul and her Master of Arts degree at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Washington and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Wisconsin, Department of Neurology.

Selected Publications:

Temkin NR, Dikmen SS, Wilensky AJ, Keihm J, Chabal S, Winn, HR. A randomized double-blind study of phenytoin for the prevention of post-traumatic seizures. N Engl J Med, 323:497-502, 1990.

Dikmen SS, Temkin NR, Miller B, Machamer J, Winn HR. Neurobehavioral effects of phenytoin prophylaxis of post-traumatic seizures. JAMA, 265:1271-1277, 1991.

Dikmen SS, Temkin NR, Machamer J, Holubkov A, Fraser R, Winn HR. Employment following traumatic head injuries. Arch Neurol 51:177-186, 1994.

Dikmen SS, Machamer JE, Miller B, Doctor J, Temkin NR. Functional Status Examination: A new instrument for assessing outcome in traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma 18(2):127-140, 2001. Neuropsychology 9(1):80-90.

Dikmen SS, Machamer JE, Temkin NR. Mild head injury: facts and artifacts.J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 23(6):729-738, 2001.