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Myasthenia gravis diagnosis in University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf

University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf

Hamburg, Germany
Program id # 243475
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Prof. Dr. med. Christian Gerloff
Department of Neurology
Specialized in: neurology
Specialization Curriculum vitae

The program includes:

  • Initial presentation in the clinic
  • clinical history taking
  • review of medical records
  • physical examination
  • neurological examination
    • reflexes
    • muscle strength
    • muscle tone
    • senses of touch and sight
    • coordination
    • balance
  • laboratory tests:
    • complete blood count
    • biochemical blood test
    • inflammation markers (CRP, ESR)
    • blood coagulation analysis (aPTT, PT, INR)
  • ice pack test
  • electroencephalography (EEG)
  • electroneuromyography (EMG)
  • repetitive nerve stimulation
  • cerebrovascular doppler ultrasound
  • brain CT/MRI
    (if indicated clinically, additional cost is 650/1200€)
  • symptomatic treatment
  • the cost of essential medicines
  • nursing services
  • control examinations
  • full hospital accommodation
  • explanation of future recommendations

 

Required documents

  • Medical records
  • Electromyography (if available)

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About the department

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Neurology at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf ranks among the top German departments specializing in the treatment of multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease!

The department offers the full range of diagnostics and treatment of diseases of the nervous and muscular systems. The specialization covers the treatment of stroke, cerebrovascular diseases, movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, muscular diseases, inflammatory diseases of the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis. In addition, the ​​competence includes intensive neurological care. The Chief Physician is Prof. Dr. med. Christian Gerloff.

The department treats more than 3,800 inpatients and about 7,000 outpatients every year. The certified Stroke Unit of the department annually treats more than 1,500 patients with strokes of varying severity. Such high rates indicate the highest quality of medical care and respectability of the department.

The service range of the department includes:

  • Diagnostics and treatment of strokes (certified Stroke Unit), neurosonography
  • Diagnostics and treatment of multiple sclerosis
  • Diagnostics and treatment of inflammatory diseases of the nervous system
  • Diagnostics and treatment of motor disorders, including deep brain stimulation
    • Parkinson's disease
    • Dystonia
    • Spasticity
    • Tremor
    • Restless legs syndrome
    • Tic disorders
    • Myoclonus
    • Chorea
    • Stereotypy
    • Hemifacial spasm
  • Diagnostics and treatment of muscular and neuromuscular diseases
    • Myopathies
    • Myasthenia gravis
    • Polyneuropathies
    • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Neurorehabilitation, including early rehabilitation
  • Neurological intensive care, including neurotraumatology and neuromonitoring
  • Diagnostics and treatment of infectious diseases, including HIV-related infections and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Diagnostics and treatment of dementia (for example, vascular dementia, hydrocephalus in normal intracranial pressure, Alzheimer's disease)
  • Diagnostics and treatment of genetically determined neurological diseases
  • Diagnostics and treatment of pain syndromes, including neuropathic ones
  • Interventional neuroradiology (in collaboration with the Department of Neuroradiology)
    • Balloon dilatation
    • Stent implantation
    • Coiling
  • Diagnostics and treatment of other neurological diseases

Curriculum vitae

Education and Professional Background

  • 1984 - 1991 Medical School, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, University of Vienna, externships in Great Britain and the USA.
  • 1992 - 1995 and 1996 - 1998 Residency in the Department of Neurology, University Hospital Tuebingen.
  • 2000 Board certification in Neurology.
  • 2000 Habilitation in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology.
  • 2000 - 2006 Senior Attending Physician in the Department of Neurology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Head of EEG Laboratory (DGKN certified instructor) and Sleep Laboratory.
  • 2004 - 2006 Head of the Stroke Unit, Head of Neurosonological Laboratory.
  • 2005 - 2006 Deputy Head and Extraordinary Professor, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Tuebingen.
  • Since April 2006 Head of the Department of Neurology and Full Professor of Neurology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf.

Awards and Honors

  • Award for Doctoral Thesis Defense.
  • Goedecke Research Award.
  • Teaching Award in the Students’ Program of the Howard-Hughes Medical Association at the National Institutes of Health, USA.
  • Scientific Paper Award of the European Neurological Society.
  • Teacher of the Year Award (Hamburg University).

Memberships

  • German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Dt. Volkes).
  • German Association for Clinical Neurophysiology and Functional Imaging (DGKN).
  • German Association for Neurology (DGN).
  • German Association for Sleep Medicine (DGSM).
  • German Stroke Association (DSG).
  • German Association for Neurological Intensive Care (DGNI).
  • Professional Association of German Neurologists (BDN).
  • External Quality Management of Stroke Care (EQS).

Photo of the doctor: (c) Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) 

About hospital

According to the Focus magazine, the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf is one of the top ten hospitals in Germany! 

Since its foundation in 1889, the hospital has taken a leading position in the European medical arena, which it still holds today. A highly competent medical team of more than 15,300 employees takes care of the health of patients. Approximately 2,900 of them are physicians and researchers, and more than 3,400 work as nurses and therapists. The hospital has 1,738 beds for inpatient treatment, and many diagnostic and therapeutic services are provided on an outpatient basis. A solid foundation for successful clinical practice in the medical complex is formed by a combination of research achievements with state-of-the-art equipment and the highest professionalism of doctors. In addition, the hospital has a modern and extremely comfortable infrastructure. The most important value for every employee of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf is the health and well-being of every patient.

The medical facility was the first university hospital in Europe to implement an electronic system for storing patient medical reports. As a result, all diagnostic and treatment protocols are stored electronically. In 2011, the hospital was certified as the first fully digital hospital in Europe.

The hospital represents all areas of modern medicine. The doctors of the healthcare facility have a wealth of theoretical knowledge and vast clinical experience, which allows them to easily cope with the treatment of both common and extremely rare, complex clinical cases. About 550,000 patients are treated here each year, over 450,000 of whom receive outpatient medical care.

An important part of the work of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf is research activities aimed at developing innovative diagnostic and treatment methods. The main areas of research of the hospital include neurobiology, oncology, cardiovascular research, and research on infectious and inflammatory diseases. Special attention is also given to research in molecular imaging and skeletal biology.

The hospital is distinguished by its first-class level of medical care, which is confirmed by numerous quality certificates of European and international standards: DIN EN IS0 9001 certificate, certificates of the German Cancer Society (DKG) in the treatment of breast cancer, colon cancer, gynecological cancer, prostate cancer, and other oncological diseases, certificate of the German Cardiac Society (DGK) in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome, certificate of the German Spine Society (DWG), and others.

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Accommodation in hospital

Patients rooms

The patients of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf live in comfortable single and double rooms designed in bright colors. Each room is equipped with an ensuite bathroom with a toilet and a shower. The standard room includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe, a table and chairs for receiving visitors, a telephone, a radio and a TV. Also, there is Wi-Fi access.

Meals and Menus

The patient and his accompanying person have a daily choice of three menus. If for any reason you do not eat all the food, you will be offered an individual menu. Please inform the medical staff about your dietary preferences prior to the treatment.

Further details

Standard rooms include:

Toilet
Shower
Wi-Fi
TV

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 hotel of your choice.

Hospital accommodation

During the outpatient program, you may stay in a hotel at the hospital.

Hotel

During the outpatient program, you may stay in a hotel of your choice. Managers will help you 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.

  • Coiling and clipping of aneurysms of different localizations
  • Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting in patients with portal hypertension
  • Minimally invasive surgeries (da Vinci)
  • Removal and reconstruction of mammary glands
  • Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)

These are arteriovenous malformations and angiomas, vascular aneurysms, pathologies of the mammary glands, pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, malignant tumors of various localizations (area of ​​​​special attention is treatment of intestinal cancer), pathologies of liver and pancreas, cataracts and rare ophthalmic pathologies (aphakia, aniridia ), infertility and other diseases.

  • Interventional neuroradiology
  • Mammology
  • Oncology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Surgery

Over 2,900 highly qualified physicians and researchers work at the hospital.