Clear, medically accurate guides written for patients and their families — to help you ask the right questions and make informed decisions about your care.
Each guide covers what the condition is, how it progresses, what treatment options exist, and what to expect from neurological care in Istanbul.
Epilepsy affects approximately 50 million people worldwide. Advanced evaluation includes video-EEG monitoring, MRI with epilepsy protocol, and neuropsychological testing. Drug-resistant epilepsy — which affects one in three patients — may be treated with surgery, vagus nerve stimulation, or responsive neurostimulation (RNS). Istanbul's centres achieve seizure-freedom rates comparable to leading European and US centres.
MS is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system. High-efficacy disease-modifying therapies — including alemtuzumab, ocrelizumab, and natalizumab — are available at our partner hospitals, administered by dedicated MS nursing teams with extensive infusion experience. Regular MRI surveillance, annual neuropsychological review, and physiotherapy are standard components of care.
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative condition. For patients whose motor symptoms are no longer well controlled by medication, deep brain stimulation (DBS) offers significant improvement in tremor, rigidity, and quality of life. Our neurosurgery partner has performed over 400 DBS procedures. Post-operative programming and long-term follow-up are coordinated with the patient's home neurologist.
Time is critical in stroke care. Istanbul's partner hospitals offer 24/7 comprehensive stroke units with mechanical thrombectomy capability, available within minutes of arrival. For patients requiring rehabilitation after stroke, our centres offer intensive inpatient programmes — physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy — with measurable functional improvement targets.
Neuro-oncology care at our partner hospitals includes awake craniotomy, intraoperative MRI, fluorescence-guided surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery (Gamma Knife), and molecular profiling of tumour tissue. A multidisciplinary tumour board — neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, radiation oncology — reviews every case before and after treatment.
Comprehensive memory clinics offer full neuropsychological evaluation, amyloid PET-CT imaging, CSF biomarker analysis (tau and amyloid), and genetic testing where indicated. Early diagnosis allows earlier intervention — including participation in clinical trials, structured cognitive stimulation programmes, and caregiver support planning.
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