The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- general urine analysis
- biochemical analysis of blood
- inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
- indicators blood coagulation
- CT/MRI scan
- neuropsychological tests (on indications):
- ENMG (electroneuromyography)
- EEG (electroencephalography)
- SEPs (somatosensory evoked potentials)
- VEPs (visually evoked potentials)
- BAEP tests (brainstem auditory evoked potential)
- motor symptoms
- reflexes
- muscle strength
- Muscle tone
- coordination
- balance
- sensory symptoms
- sense of touch
- vision and eye movement
- hearing
- psychiatric symptoms
- mental status
- mood
- neuropsychological testing
- memory
- reasoning
- mental agility
- language function
- spatial reasoning
- psychiatric evaluation
- emotional state
- patterns of behaviors
- quality of judgment
- coping skills
- signs of disordered thinking
- vidence of substance abuse
- consultation of related specialists
- symptomatic specific treatment
- the cost of essential medicines and materials
- nursing services
- control examinations
- full hospital accommodation
- developing of further guidance
Required documents
- Medical records
- Genetic tests (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Neurology at the Medipol Mega University Hospital Istanbul offers the comprehensive diagnostics and effective conservative treatment of diseases of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous system and muscles. The department's field of diagnostic and treatment activities also includes motor disorders, epilepsy, cerebrovascular diseases, sleep disorders and dementias. The health of the department's patients is in the hands of the experienced neurologists who regularly demonstrate high treatment success rates. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Lütfü Hanoğlu.
The comprehensive diagnostics is the basis for the successful treatment of neurological diseases. The department has such advanced diagnostic options as the clinical electrophysiology laboratory, electroencephalography, electromyography, recording of evoked potentials, polysomnography (for the diagnostics of obstructive sleep apnea), as well as the neurophysiological laboratory. Another unique offer of the department is the treatment within the Center for Cognitive Rehabilitation.
The department's range of medical services includes:
- Diagnostics and treatment of general neurological disorders
- Diagnostics and treatment of Parkinson's disease and other motor disorders
- Diagnostics and treatment of memory and behavior disorders (for example, Alzheimer's disease)
- Diagnostics and treatment of neuromuscular diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of cognitive disorders
- Diagnostics and treatment of headaches
- Diagnostics and treatment of stroke
- Diagnostics and treatment of epilepsy
- Diagnostics and treatment of neuropathies (for example, caused by diabetes mellitus, genetic diseases, drugs)
- Diagnostics and treatment of spinal cord diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Diagnostics and treatment of myasthenia gravis
- Diagnostics and treatment of multiple sclerosis
- Diagnostics and treatment of sleep disorders (obstructive sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome)
- Diagnostics and treatment of dizziness
- Diagnostics and treatment of neurological pathologies caused by systemic diseases and drugs
- Diagnostics and treatment of other pathologies of the nervous system
Curriculum vitae
Education
- 1988 - 1992 Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital, Residency, Istanbul.
- 1979 - 1985 Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, İzmir.
Professional Career
- 2010 Chief Physician of the Department of Neurology at the Medipol Mega University Hospital Istanbul.
- 2004 Nisa Hospital, Neurology Specialist, Istanbul.
- 2003 - 2004 Alman Hospital, Neurology Specialist, Istanbul.
- 2000 - 2002 Memorial Hospital, Neurology Specialist, Istanbul.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Medipol Mega University Hospital Istanbul
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Accommodation in hospital
Hospital accommodation
The patients and their families can stay at the Medipol Guest House, which is a 1-minute walk from the Medipol Mega University Hospital Istanbul.