Neurology in Turkey, Prices of Istanbul Clinics

What are the diseases that can be treated with Neurosurgery?

The most common diseases treated by neurology include vertebral or lumbar stenosis. Other nerve diseases can also be included such as:

• Herniated discs;
• Tumours of the spine;
• Brain tumours or other parts of the nervous system.

Recently in Turkey, neurosurgeons use minimally invasive techniques using small incisions rather than making a large dent. This has the great advantage of significantly reducing the recovery time needed for the patient to heal.

This ultra modern technique requires the use of high-tech hardware. It consists in inserting a miniature camera through a small incision in addition to inserting surgical instruments.

Neurology: the most common Neurosurgical Procedures

Neurosurgery or neurological surgery is a medical field that deals with various conditions related to the nervous system including:

• The brain;
• Spinal cord;
• Peripheral nerves and central nervous system etc.

These neurosurgeries are performed by well-trained and experimented neurosurgeons.

There are many surgical and non-surgical options performed by neurosurgeons and neurologists (doctors in neurology). These procedures vary based on the nature of the disorder, disease or type of injury. Current invasive and noninvasive surgical interventions have made brain surgeries less complicated to perform than before.

Here are the most common neurosurgical procedures:

Spinal Surgery (laminectomy)

Spinal surgery or laminectomy is the most common neurosurgical procedure. This intervention aims to treat spinal stenosis (compression) or pressure on the low back nerves. This condition causes unbearable low back pain to the patient, and sometimes it leads to total dysfunction.

Laminectomy involves small incisions that allows the neurosurgeon to remove a small portion of the lamina or vertebral bone.

Trigeminal Neuralgia Surgery

Surgical procedure that deals with trigeminal neuralgia (facial neuralgia) include Microvascular decompression. It consists in displacing the veins that are pressing the trigeminal root to relieve the stress on the nerve.

Sometimes the main cause of facial neuralgia is the presence of a brain tumour near the trigeminal nerve. In this case, the neurosurgeon has to perform a meningioma surgery.

Meningioma Surgery

Meningioma is a brain cancer that can be removed through a surgical procedure called craniotomy.

This extremely invasive operation consists in incising the scalp and removing a fragment of the skull’s bone. The brain surgeon can then reach and withdraw the tumour, or a part of it (partial craniotomy). The partial craniotomy is employed only if there is a risk of severe damage to the brain.

In this case, the brain surgery is completed with other therapies that aims to treat brain cancer.

Other diseases can also be treated such as multiple sclerosis and epilepsy.

Is there a risk for my neurosurgical operation in Turkey ?

If you had a brain surgery to treat epilepsy, you generally should notice meliorations in your convulsions after surgery. Some patients become seizure-free, while others experience less convulsions than before the surgery. Some patients rarely notice no change in their seizures frequency.

If you had a neurosurgery to remove a tumour, you may still need other cares, such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy. This aims to destroy the remaining cancer cells.

The potential risks

Some risks of neurosurgery include:

• Alteration in your vision;
• Impermanent convulsions;
• Temporary speech or learning disorder;
• Temporary memory impairment,
• Impermanent lack of coordination and balance ability;
• Weakened muscular tissue.

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Neurosurgery Cost with the best Neurological Clinic & Doctor

Brain surgery offers vary greatly depending on the patient's case and even according to the cities. This task will be easier for you, thanks to our comparison catalogue of hospitals and clinics in Istanbul, Izmir or Ankara. For example, herniated disc surgery in Antalya costs about €1,800, while in France or Spain it is not less than €4,500. With these savings made why not have a holiday before or after your treatments to discover the magic of Istanbul.

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