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 blood test
- inflammation markers (CRP, ESR)
- blood coagulation analysis (aPTT, PT, INR)
- neurological examination
- psychiatric examination
- electrophysiology study (if indicated clinically):
- ENMG (electroneuromyography)
- EEG (electroencephalography)
- SEPs (somatosensory evoked potentials)
- VEPs (visually evoked potentials)
- BAEP tests (brainstem auditory evoked potentials)
- CT/MRI scan
(if indicated clinically, additional cost is 650/1200€) - lumbar puncture (if indicated clinically)
- nursing services
- consultation of related specialists
- treatment by chief physician and all leading experts
- explanation of individual treatment plan
(the cost of medicines is not included)
Required documents
- Medical records
- Genetic tests (if available)
Service
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About the department
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According to Focus magazine, the Department of Neurology at the Charite University Hospital Berlin ranks among the top German medical facilities specializing in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease!
The department offers a full range of diagnostic options and conservative treatments for diseases of the nervous system. The department has 170 beds for patient hospitalization. An important structural section of the department is a specialized Intensive Care Unit (in interdisciplinary collaboration with the Departments of Neurosurgery and Anesthesiology with a focus on intensive surgical care). The department annually treats and diagnoses more than 8,000 inpatients and about 20,000 outpatients. Such indicators show the high quality of medical service and tremendous trust of patients. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Matthias Endres.
The priority fields of clinical practice include the diagnostics and treatment of stroke and neurovascular pathologies, neuroimmunological disorders, multiple sclerosis, motor disorders (for example, Parkinson's disease, essential tremor), neuropathies, and muscular diseases, epilepsy, convulsions, headaches, facial pain syndromes. Thanks to active research activities and exceptional qualifications of the medical personnel, the department also treats rare and extremely complex pathologies, for example, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, myasthenia, encephalitis, etc.
The diagnostic options of the department include:
Functional diagnostics of the peripheral nervous system (electroneurography, electromyography, multimodal evoked potentials) |
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Electroencephalography |
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Ultrasound diagnostics of the cervical and brain vessels |
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Neuropsychological examinations for the diagnostics of cognitive disorders | |
Magnetic resonance imaging for patients with acute or chronic stroke | |
Other diagnostic examinations |
The service range of the department covers the diagnostics and treatment of the following neurological diseases:
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | |
Different types of ataxia | |
Movement disorders |
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Differential diagnostics of movement disorders, including rare ones | |
High-quality additional diagnostics (including MRI, PET, SPECT, CSF testing, skin biopsy, tremor, and movement analysis, neuropsychology, genetic diagnostics, examinations within a Sleep Laboratory) | |
Escalation therapy in Parkinson's disease with indications for deep brain stimulation, drug therapy using Duodopa, and apomorphine therapy | |
Follow-up care after deep brain stimulation and therapy using special pumps | |
Comprehensive drug therapy in Parkinson's disease | |
Outpatient botulinum toxin therapy in dystonia and spasticity | |
Constant monitoring of patient and therapy progress | |
Participation in multicenter researches in pharmacotherapy and deep brain stimulation | |
Dementias and cognitive disorders | |
Encephalitis and paraneoplasias (for example, anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, limbic encephalitis, paraneoplastic brain inflammation, Morvan's syndrome, etc.) | |
Epilepsy and other convulsive syndromes | |
Headaches |
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Multiple sclerosis and chronic central nervous system inflammatory diseases | |
Myasthenia gravis (diagnostics and treatment within a specialized center) | |
Neuromuscular diseases |
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Neuro-AIDS and HIV neurological disorders |
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Sleep disorders in neurological genesis |
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Neurological disorders caused by cancers and their therapy | |
Neurovascular disorders |
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Other diseases of the nervous system, other medical services |
Curriculum vitae
Education and Professional Сareer
- Since 2009 Medical Director of the Charité Center 15 for Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Charite University Hospital Berlin.
- Since 2008 Head of the Department of Neurology at the Charite University Hospital Berlin.
- Since 2008 W3 Professor, Charite University Hospital Berlin.
- 2005 - 2008 Lichtenberg Professorship, Interdisciplinary Stroke Research, Volkswagen Foundation, Charite University Hospital Berlin.
- 2004 - 2007 Senior Physician, Department of Neurology, Charite University Hospital Berlin.
- 2003 - 2005 Heisenberg Scholarship, German Research Foundation.
- 2001 Habilitation, Charite University Hospital Berlin.
- 1998 - 2004 Head of the Research Group on Cerebral Ischemia, Department of Experimental Neurology, Charite University Hospital Berlin.
- 1998 - 2003 Research Fellow, Department of Neurology, Charite University Hospital Berlin.
- 1996 - 1998 Research Fellow, Neurology Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
- 1994 - 1996 Assistant Physician, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Lübeck.
- 1995 Doctoral thesis defense, University of Hamburg.
- 1988 - 1994 Study of Human Medicine, Ruhr University in Bochum and University of Hamburg.
Positions in Scientific Societies and Organizations
- Since 2015 Emergency Board Member of the German Stroke Society.
- 2009 - 2015 Board Member of the German Stroke Society.
- Since 2008 Board Member, Center for Stroke Research, Charite University Hospital Berlin.
- 2005 - 2009, 2013 - 2017 Board Member of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism (ISCBFM).
Awards and Honorary Memberships
- Since 2016 Member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
- 2008 Heinrich Pette Prize, German Society of Neurology.
- 2002 Paul Martini Prize.
- 2000 Adolf Wallenberg Prize, German Society of Neurology.
- 1999 Nils Lassen Prize, International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism.
- 1999 Scientific Prize of the German Stroke Foundation.
- 1998 Oskar Lapp Research Prize, German Cardiac Society.
Research Focuses
- Vascular mechanisms of stroke protection
- Risk factors and prevention, degeneration and regeneration, as well as depression after a stroke.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
About hospital
According to the reputable Focus magazine, the Charite University Hospital Berlin ranks 1st among the best healthcare facilities in Germany!
The hospital is one of the largest and leading university medical complexes in Europe, and also consistently holds leading positions in the international medical arena. The Charite operates on the basis of the Faculty of Medicine of the Free University of Berlin and the Humboldt University of Berlin. Patients are offered modern diagnostics and treatment with the very latest methods, many of which were developed by professors and scientists of the medical complex. More than half of all German Nobel Prize winners in medicine and physiology, such as Emil von Behring, Robert Koch, and Paul Ehrlich, studied and worked at the Charite University Hospital Berlin. The medical complex includes more than 100 specialized departments and institutes, which helps to ensure that patients receive care in all existing medical specialties. The hospital has exceptional experience in treating complex clinical cases.
Each year, the hospital treats more than 137,800 inpatients and more than 787,700 outpatients. The hospital has a bed capacity of 3,293 beds. A huge medical team consisting of 5,670 scientists and doctors and more than 6,000 nurses work for the benefit of the patients. The main task of all specialists of the medical facility is to restore the patient's health or save his life in critical cases. The hospital has a friendly atmosphere where every patient feels care, respect and empathy.
The Charite University Hospital Berlin is generously funded by the German government, which is why it offers patients the latest generation of excellent equipment and comfortable infrastructure. The Charite medical complex is equipped with da Vinci robotic surgery systems, laser technologies, equipment for endovascular catheter-based interventions, neuronavigation devices, intraoperative monitoring systems, equipment for proton therapy available only in the most advanced medical centers in the world, and many other technologies. All these resources, combined with the experience and professional skills of the hospital's doctors, are the key to providing the most effective and safe treatment in accordance with the highest international medical standards.
The hospital is recognized with a huge number of quality certificates, including DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, certificates from the German Cancer Society (DKG), the German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV), the German Society for Thoracic Surgery (DGT), the German Hernia Society (DHG), and the ERAS Society.
The Charite University Hospital Berlin is a benchmark in the European healthcare system. Patients therefore receive impeccable medical service, quality care, and personalized service that puts the patient and their individual needs first.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the Charite University Hospital Berlin live in comfortable rooms made of modern design. Each room is equipped with an ensuite bathroom with a toilet and a shower. The standard room furnishing includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe for storing clothes, a table and chairs for receiving visitors, and a TV. If desired, Wi-Fi access can be provided. The hospital also offers enhanced-comfort rooms.
Meals and Menus
The patient and his accompanying person have a daily choice of three menus. If for any reason, you do not like the food, you will be offered an individual menu. Please inform the medical staff about your dietary preferences before the treatment.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Religion
Religious services are available upon request.
Accompanying person
During the inpatient program, an accompanying person may stay with you in a patient room or at the hotel of your choice.
Hotel
During the outpatient program, you can live at a hotel of your choice. Managers will help you to choose the most suitable options.
The hospital offers a full range of laboratory tests (general, hormonal, tests for infections, antibodies, tumor markers, etc.), genetic tests, various modifications of ultrasound scans, CT scans, MRI and PET / CT, angiography, myelography, biopsy and other examinations. Treatment with medications, endoscopic and robotic operations, stereotaxic interventions is carried out here, modern types of radiation therapy are also used. The hospital offers patients all the necessary therapeutic techniques.
- Proton therapy
- CyberKnife treatment
- Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
- PSMA therapy with Lutetium-177
- Joint replacement in adults and children
These are oncological diseases, benign neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord, heart valve defects, diabetes mellitus and its complications, joint diseases and other pathologies.
- Neurosurgery
- Oncology
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Interventional radiology
- Proton therapy (Proton Therapy Center BerlinProtonen)
The medical team includes more than 4,225 highly qualified scientists and doctors.