According to WHO statistics, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, and stroke are the most common neurological diseases. These disorders reduce the patient’s quality of life and prevent them from feeling like a full member of society. Modern medicine has achieved success in diagnostics and the treatment of neurological disorders. Now it is possible to stop epileptic seizures and postpone the development of Alzheimer’s disease for decades. Specialists of MediGlobus have formed a rating of medical centers, where the patients can get help in defeating the disease and returning to a full life.
LIV UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN TURKEY
#1 in the ranking is Liv Hospital in Turkey. Patients come there for treatment because of the balance between the professionalism of doctors and low prices. Liv Clinic is the largest and most respectable medical center in Turkey. It successfully diagnoses and treats patients with:
dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease;
spinal cord lesions;
tremor, including Parkinson’s disease;
Tourette’s syndrome;
epilepsy and seizures;
multiple sclerosis;
chronic pain.
Patients can go through a neurological check-up to learn about their brain health. It only takes a day, and you can learn about your predisposition to cancer, stroke or dementia.
The neurology department at Liv Clinic accepts children with cerebral palsy and epilepsy for treatment. The medical center is developing a new type of stem cell therapy to treat children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
The hospital has a rehabilitation center for patients with neurological diseases. Specialists at the center help patients adapt after the disease and return to normal life.
Prices for diagnostics and treatment of neurological diseases at Liv Clinic are very low compared to other countries.
| Procedure | Cost |
| MRI | from $500 |
| PET-CT | from $750 |
| CT | from $350 |
| Procedure | Cost |
| Electroencephalography (EEG) | from $300 |
| Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) | from $28,000 |
| Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) | from $18,000 |
TEKNON CLINIC OF THE QUIRONSALUD NETWORK IN SPAIN
Teknon Medical Center takes second place. In December 2019, it received 6 consecutive JCI accreditations. The hospital deserved this award partly due to the most advanced equipment for the treatment of neurological disorders. The Neurology Department at Teknon Clinic has received many positive reviews from patients around the world.
In mid-2019, Teknon Center doctors created the STAT-ON device, which helps monitor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. It records the symptoms of bradykinesia (slow motion), dyskinesia (involuntary movement) and gait disturbances. The device helps doctors to accurately assess the condition of the person, and on this basis to make a treatment program. The device can also be worn outside the clinic – its presence improves the quality of life of the patient.
Teknon Clinic is also a leader in the treatment of childhood epilepsy. A world-renowned epileptologist Antonio Russy Tintore works there. He helps people even in the most severe cases of epilepsy when the patient does not respond to the drug treatment.
Bartolome Oliver is Europe’s most famous neurosurgeon. He performs surgical treatment for epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor. He has been practicing for over 35 years and performs 100-200 operations each year. Most often, Dr. Oliver performs deep brain stimulation (DBS).
Prices for the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases at the Spanish clinic Teknon are slightly lower compared to prices at other European clinics.
| Procedure | Cost |
| MRI | from €850 |
| PET-CT | from €1,200 |
| CT | from €550 |
| Procedure | Cost |
| Electroencephalography (EEG) | from €450 |
| Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) | from €40,000 |
| Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) | from €25,000 |
ICHILOV MEDICAL CENTER (SOURASKY) IN TEL AVIV
The third place in the rating is occupied by a Tel-Aviv medical center. This large multispecialty state clinic has one of the largest departments of neurology in Israel. Here, a patient can get experimental treatment of different neurological disorders.
The hospital possesses the most modern technology and methods:
NeuroAD and Brainsway systems (for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias);
Deep Brain Stimulation (for Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, depression, epilepsy);
Vagal Nerve Stimulation (for epilepsy);
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation;
Quality drug therapy with the most modern medications;
Stem cell therapy.
They also treat trifacial neuralgia, cerebral palsy, polyneuropathy, and other neurological disorders. Treatment and diagnostics are carried out by leading specialists in the field of neurological diseases: Svetlana Kipervasser, Uri Kramer, Nir Giladi, Aviva Fatal-Vayevsky, Hen Halevi, and Amnon Mosek.
Prices for diagnostics and treatment of neurological diseases in the Ichilov clinic are high compared to other clinics on the list. Treatment in Israel will cost less than in the UK, USA or Canada.
| Procedure | Cost |
| MRI | from $1,100 |
| PET-CT | from $1,500 |
| CT | from $750 |
| Procedure | Cost |
| Electroencephalography (EEG) | from $750 |
| Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) | from $55,000 |
| Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) | from $29,000 |
SOON CHUN HYANG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN SOUTH KOREA
#4 in the rating is Soon Chun Hyang Hospital. They have the lowest post-operational complications rate – less than 0.5%. The training of Korean neurologists is considered the gold standard. Only 1% of all students are allowed to practice at Korean clinics.
Soon Chun Hyang Center treats adult and child epilepsy, sleep disorders, multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating disorders, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. The clinic has a Chronic Pain Therapy Center and Stroke Center.
In 2019, neurologists at the clinic discovered the genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Charcot’s disease and Lou Gehrig’s disease. This discovery brought doctors closer to creating gene therapy that would inhibit the development of dementia.
This hospital has the lowest prices for the treatment of neurological diseases while maintaining the highest quality standards of medical care.
| Procedure | Cost |
| MRI | from $650 |
| PET-CT | from $1,000 |
| CT | from $500 |
| Procedure | Cost |
| Electroencephalography (EEG) | from $450 |
| Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) | from $35,000 |
| Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) | from $9,000 |
MOTOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN PRAGUE
The fifth place is occupied by the Motol Clinic in Prague, which is very popular with patients from third-world countries. One of the leading specializations of the center is epilepsy treatment. The clinic has a special high-tech electrophysiology laboratory with latest-generation equipment, DNA laboratory and a unit for enhanced monitoring of epilepsy patients. Along with epilepsy, the Motol Hospital in Prague offers accurate diagnosis and treatment for:
constant migraines;
dizziness;
brain and spinal cord injuries;
Peripheral nervous system injuries;
Congenital nervous system pathology.
The Motol Neurological Centre provides effective treatment of central and peripheral nervous system diseases in children aged from 1 month to 18 years. Doctors from the neurology department say that in 3-5 years they will be able to cure two incurable diseases: muscular atrophy and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. They’re actively involved in testing gene therapy. This drug is now available to some of the clinic’s patients.
Motol Hospital is the nearest medical center, where operations with the Da Vinci robot are available for patients from Eastern Europe. Robotic surgery in the Czech Republic is cheaper than in other European countries. The price of other procedures is also 30% lower than in clinics of Spain, Germany, and Israel.
| Procedure | Cost |
| MRI | from €800 |
| PET-CT | from €950 |
| CT | from €400 |
| Procedure | Cost |
| Electroencephalography (EEG) | from €300 |
| Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) | from €27,000 |
| Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) | from €17,000 |
For more details on clinics, treatment programs, and prices, write to MediGlobus coordinators. With our help, you can quickly sign up for treatment in any of the hospitals. Our information and support are free.
