Ece Bayram, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurology
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Medical School:
Department: Neurology
Medical School:
- MD, Ankara University (2013)
- PhD, Ankara Universitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitusu (2017)
- University of Oviedo (Spain) (2015)
- The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (2015)
- Medical University of South Carolina Program (2014)
- Emory University Program (2011)
- University of Sao Paulo (2009)
- University of California (San Diego) Program, Neuroscience (2021)
- Cleveland Clinic, Neuroscience (2018)
Department: Neurology
Professional Titles
- Assistant Professor
Research Interests
My research interests are primarily focused on identifying the experiences and risk for people living with progressive brain diseases that affect their movement and thinking skills. I work to create and share resources to raise awareness, support the community, and advance the knowledge on the unique experiences of the Lewy body dementia community with different sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic, and racial identities.
Publications
- Agarwal K, Backler W, Bayram E, Bloom L, Boeve BF, Cha JH, Denslow M, Ferman TJ, Galasko D, Galvin JE, Gomperts SN, Irizarry MC, Kantarci K, Kaushik H, Kietlinski M, Koenig A, Leverenz JB, McKeith I, McLean PJ, Montine TJ, Moose SO, O'Brien JT, Panier V, Ramanathan S, Ringel MS, Scholz SW, Small J, Sperling RA, Taylor A, Taylor JP, Ward RA, Witten L, Hyman BT. Lewy body dementia: Overcoming barriers and identifying solutions. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Mar;20(3):2298-2308. PubMed PMID: 38265159
- Wyman-Chick KA, Chaudhury P, Bayram E, Abdelnour C, Matar E, Chiu SY, Ferreira D, Hamilton CA, Donaghy PC, Rodriguez-Porcel F, Toledo JB, Habich A, Barrett MJ, Patel B, Jaramillo-Jimenez A, Scott GD, Kane JPM. Differentiating Prodromal Dementia with Lewy Bodies from Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease: A Pragmatic Review for Clinicians. Neurol Ther. 2024 Jun;13(3):885-906. PubMed PMID: 38720013
- Foreman RP, Donahue EK, Duran JJ, Schiehser DM, Petkus A, O'Neill J, Holschneider DP, Choupan J, Van Horn JD, Bayram E, Litvan I, Jakowec MW, Petzinger GM. High baseline perivascular space volume in basal ganglia is associated with attention and executive function decline in Parkinson's disease. Brain Behav. 2024 Jul;14(7):e3607. PubMed PMID: 39010690
- Bayram E, Liu H, Luo S, Di Luca DG, Skipworth M, Damron Solomon L, Dahodwala N, Litvan I. Ethnoracial differences for caregiving burden in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2024 Jan;118:105927. PubMed PMID: 37952272
- Donahue EK, Foreman RP, Duran JJ, Jakowec MW, O'Neill J, Petkus AJ, Holschneider DP, Choupan J, Van Horn JD, Venkadesh S, Bayram E, Litvan I, Schiehser DM, Petzinger GM. Increased perivascular space volume in white matter and basal ganglia is associated with cognition in Parkinson's Disease. Brain Imaging Behav. 2024 Feb;18(1):57-65. PubMed PMID: 37855955
- Ozer IS, Bayram E, Herdi O, Sener HO. Daytime impulsiveness, attention, and learning in the restless legs syndrome. Neurol Sci. 2024 Feb;45(2):639-645. PubMed PMID: 37603143
- Bayram E, Rigler N, Wang KT, Tsai A, Flatt JD. Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Experiences During, Awareness of, and Attitudes Toward Research for People With Parkinson Disease. Neurol Clin Pract. 2024 Aug;14(4):e200304. PubMed PMID: 38808025
- Sreenivasan K, Bayram E, Zhuang X, Longhurst J, Yang Z, Cordes D, Ritter A, Caldwell J, Cummings JL, Mari Z, Litvan I, Bluett B, Mishra VR. Topological reorganization of functional hubs in patients with Parkinson's disease with freezing of gait. J Neuroimaging. 2023 Jul-Aug;33(4):547-557. PubMed PMID: 37080778
- Digma LA, Litvan I, Del Ser T, Bayram E. Sex differences for cognitive decline in progressive supranuclear palsy. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2023 Jul;112:105454. PubMed PMID: 37301014
- Donaghy PC, Carrarini C, Ferreira D, Habich A, Aarsland D, Babiloni C, Bayram E, Kane JP, Lewis SJ, Pilotto A, Thomas AJ, Bonanni L. Research diagnostic criteria for mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Alzheimers Dement. 2023 Jul;19(7):3186-3202. PubMed PMID: 37096339
- Bayram E, Batzu L, Tilley B, Gandhi R, Jagota P, Biundo R, Garon M, Prasertpan T, Lazcano-Ocampo C, Chaudhuri KR, Weil RS. Clinical trials for cognition in Parkinson's disease: Where are we and how can we do better?. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2023 Jul;112:105385. PubMed PMID: 37031010
- Holden SK, Bedenfield N, Taylor AS, Bayram E, Schwilk C, Fleisher J, Duda J, Shill H, Paulson HL, Stacy K, Wood J, Corsentino P, Sha SJ, Litvan I, Irwin DJ, Quinn JF, Goldman JG, Amodeo K, Taylor JP, Boeve BF, Armstrong MJ. Research Priorities of Individuals and Caregivers With Lewy Body Dementia: A Web-based Survey. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2023 Jan-Mar 01;37(1):50-58. PubMed PMID: 36821177
- Chiu SY, Wyman-Chick KA, Ferman TJ, Bayram E, Holden SK, Choudhury P, Armstrong MJ. Sex differences in dementia with Lewy bodies: Focused review of available evidence and future directions. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2023 Feb;107:105285. PubMed PMID: 36682958
- Bayram E, Weigand AJ, Flatt JD. Perceived Discrimination in Health Care for LGBTQIA+ People Living With Parkinson's Disease. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2023 Aug 28;78(9):1459-1465. PubMed PMID: 36896976
- Olfati N, Ghodsi H, Bayram E, Litvan I. Why Therapeutic Trials Fail in Primary Tauopathies. Mov Disord. 2023 Apr;38(4):545-550. PubMed PMID: 36670054
- Bayram E, Holden SK, Fullard M, Armstrong MJ. Race and Ethnicity in Lewy Body Dementia: A Narrative Review. J Alzheimers Dis. 2023;94(3):861-878. PubMed PMID: 37355902
- Donahue EK, Venkadesh S, Bui V, Tuazon AC, Wang RK, Haase D, Foreman RP, Duran JJ, Petkus A, Wing D, Higgins M, Holschneider DP, Bayram E, Litvan I, Jakowec MW, Van Horn JD, Schiehser DM, Petzinger GM. Physical activity intensity is associated with cognition and functional connectivity in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2022 Nov;104:7-14. PubMed PMID: 36191358
- Bayram E, Coughlin DG, Litvan I. Sex Differences for Clinical Correlates of Alzheimer's Pathology in People with Lewy Body Pathology. Mov Disord. 2022 Jul;37(7):1505-1515. PubMed PMID: 35531707
- Damron L, Bayram E, McGehrin K, Reynolds J, Hess R, Coughlin DG, Litvan I. Physician-Assisted Dying: Access and Utilization in Patients with Movement Disorders. Mov Disord. 2022 Apr;37(4):694-698. PubMed PMID: 35218063
- Bayram E, Litvan I, Wright BA, Grembowski C, Shen Q, Harrington DL. Dopamine effects on memory load and distraction during visuospatial working memory in cognitively normal Parkinson's disease. Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2021 Nov;28(6):812-828. PubMed PMID: 33021874
- Bayram E, Coughlin DG, Banks SJ, Litvan I. Sex differences for phenotype in pathologically defined dementia with Lewy bodies. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2021 Jul;92(7):745-750. PubMed PMID: 33563809
- Bayram E, Yilmaz R, Qiu Y, Yalap OE, Aydin O, Ergenc HI, Akbostanci MC. The effect of Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation on verb and noun naming in Turkish-Speaking Parkinson's disease patients. Brain Lang. 2021 Jan;212:104865. PubMed PMID: 33220645
- Shan G, Bayram E, Caldwell JZK, Miller JB, Shen JJ, Gerstenberger S. Partial correlation coefficient for a study with repeated measurements. Stat Biopharm Res. 2021;13(4):448-454. PubMed PMID: 35003527
- Damron L, Litvan I, Bayram E, Berk S, Siddiqi B, Shill H. Hispanic Perspectives on Parkinson's Disease Care and Research Participation. J Alzheimers Dis. 2021;81(2):809-819. PubMed PMID: 33843687
- Bayram E, Litvan I. Lowering the risk of Parkinson's disease with GLP-1 agonists and DPP4 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes. Brain. 2020 Oct 1;143(10):2868-2871. PubMed PMID: 33103730
- Bayram E, Marras C, Standaert DG, Kluger BM, Bordelon YM, Shprecher DR, Litvan I. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Statin Use. Mov Disord. 2020 Jul;35(7):1253-1257. PubMed PMID: 32220093
- Bayram E, Kaplan N, Shan G, Caldwell JZK. The longitudinal associations between cognition, mood and striatal dopaminergic binding in Parkinson's Disease. Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2020 Jul;27(4):581-594. PubMed PMID: 31411534
- Bayram E, Banks SJ, Shan G, Kaplan N, Caldwell JZK. Sex Differences in Cognitive Changes in De Novo Parkinson's Disease. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2020 Feb;26(2):241-249. PubMed PMID: 31822306
- Harrington DL, Shen Q, Vincent Filoteo J, Litvan I, Huang M, Castillo GN, Lee RR, Bayram E. Abnormal distraction and load-specific connectivity during working memory in cognitively normal Parkinson's disease. Hum Brain Mapp. 2020 Apr 1;41(5):1195-1211. PubMed PMID: 31737972
- Bayram E, Peker E, Metzger S, Akbostanci MC. Myoclonus, Hydrocephalus in Mitochondrial Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration. Can J Neurol Sci. 2019 Sep;46(5):628-630. PubMed PMID: 31327327
- Banks SJ, Bayram E, Shan G, LaBelle DR, Bluett B. Non-motor predictors of freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. Gait Posture. 2019 Feb;68:311-316. PubMed PMID: 30553992
- Bayram E, Bluett B, Zhuang X, Cordes D, LaBelle DR, Banks SJ. Neural correlates of distinct cognitive phenotypes in early Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Sci. 2019 Apr 15;399:22-29. PubMed PMID: 30743154
- Bluett B, Bayram E, Litvan I. The virtual reality of Parkinson's disease freezing of gait: A systematic review. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2019 Apr;61:26-33. PubMed PMID: 30470656
- Bayram E, Shan G, Cummings JL. Associations between Comorbid TDP-43, Lewy Body Pathology, and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2019;69(4):953-961. PubMed PMID: 31127776
- Bayram E, Akbostanci MC. Verb naming fluency in hypokinetic and hyperkinetic movement disorders. Cortex. 2018 Mar;100:21-31. PubMed PMID: 28734550
- Banks SJ, Zhuang X, Bayram E, Bird C, Cordes D, Caldwell JZK, Cummings JL. Default Mode Network Lateralization and Memory in Healthy Aging and Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2018;66(3):1223-1234. PubMed PMID: 30412488
- Bayram E, Aydin Ö, Ergenc HI, Akbostanci MC. A Picture Database for Verbs and Nouns with Different Action Content in Turkish. J Psycholinguist Res. 2017 Aug;46(4):847-861. PubMed PMID: 28008553
- Yilmaz R, Bayram E, Ulukan Ç, Altinok MK, Akbostanci MC. Appendectomy History is not Related to Parkinson's Disease. J Parkinsons Dis. 2017;7(2):347-352. PubMed PMID: 28387683
Professional Memberships
- International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society, Young Members Group Steering Committee Chair
- International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society, Clinical Outcome Assessments Training and Education Committee Vice-Chair
- International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society, Social Media Editorial Board Member
- International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society, Member
- Alzheimer's Association ISTAART, Lewy Body Dementias Professional Interest Area Communications Chair
- Alzheimer's Association ISTAART, Member
- The Clinician-Scientists Transdisciplinary Aging Research (Clin-STAR), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Interest Group Member
- Parkinson Study Group, Atypical Parkinsonism Working Group Member
- Parkinson Study Group, Cognitive/Psychiatric Working Group Member
- Parkinson Study Group, Genetics/Environmental Risk Working Group Member
- Parkinson Study Group, Health/Care Outcomes and Disparities Working Group Member
- International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society, Non-Motor Parkinson's Disease Study Group Member
- American Society of Human Genetics, Member
- American Neurological Association, Member
- Organization for the Study of Sex Differences, Member
- Genetics Society of America, Member
- American Academy of Neurology, Member
Personal Interests
I love Star Wars way too much. I am also a fan of movies and books with dark humor or slow and sad stories.
Volunteer Activities
I am committed to supporting younger people to pursue a career in STEM, to create and provide opportunities for the community. I am involved with the Letters to a Pre-Scientist, Expanding Your Horizons (conference for girls in middle school), Regeneron Science Talent Search and Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, Skype a Scientist as well as several other community and professional groups.
Public Speaking
Yes
Lewy body dementias, Parkinson's disease, career in science
I love Star Wars way too much. I am also a fan of movies and books with dark humor or slow and sad stories.
Volunteer Activities
I am committed to supporting younger people to pursue a career in STEM, to create and provide opportunities for the community. I am involved with the Letters to a Pre-Scientist, Expanding Your Horizons (conference for girls in middle school), Regeneron Science Talent Search and Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, Skype a Scientist as well as several other community and professional groups.
Public Speaking
Yes
Lewy body dementias, Parkinson's disease, career in science
General Information
Medical Schools:
- MD, Ankara University (2013)
Graduate Schools:
- PhD, Ankara Universitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitusu (2017)
Internships:
- University of Oviedo (Spain) (2015)
- The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (2015)
- Medical University of South Carolina Program (2014)
- Emory University Program (2011)
- University of Sao Paulo (2009)
Fellowships:
- University of California (San Diego) Program, Neuroscience (2021)
- Cleveland Clinic, Neuroscience (2018)
Languages: English, Turkish, Spanish
Department: Neurology