The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- neurological examination
- cardiological examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- biochemical blood test
- inflammation markers (CRP, ESR)
- blood coagulation analysis (aPTT, PT, INR)
- MR-angiography of the head
(if indicated clinically, additional cost is 1300 €) - nursing services
- services of all leading experts
- explanation of individual treatment plan
Required documents
- Medical records
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About the department
The Department of Neurology with a Treatment Center of Acute Disorders of Cerebral Circulation and Epilepsy at the Vivantes Humboldt Hospital treats the entire spectrum of diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system and also treats strokes and epilepsy. The head of the department is Prof. Dr. Bettina Schmitz.
The department has a qualified team of doctors, nurses and therapists who provide optimal medical care that meets modern medical standards.
The Center for the treatment of Epilepsy, which is part of the Department of Neurology, regularly consults and educates patients about the prevention of pathology.
The Department of Neurology specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of such diseases:
- Stroke
- Epilepsy
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Parkinson's disease and movement disorders
- Multiple sclerosis
- Damage of nerve roots and pain syndromes caused by diseases of the intervertebral discs
- Diseases of the peripheral nervous system and musculature
- Brain tumors
- Dementia
Diagnostic services:
- Continuous-wave Doppler and Color Duplex Sonography
- Transcranial Doppler and Transcranial Duplex Sonography
- Electroencephalography
- Long-term video EEG monitoring
- Electromyography
- Electroencephalography
- Evoked potentials (MVP, WUA, ZPV, SVP)
- Lumbar (spinal) puncture
- Neuropsychology (research on dementia, epilepsy, etc.)
- CT, MRI, digital subtraction angiography, SPECT
- Studies of swallowing
Therapeutic services:
- Lysis therapy, monitoring and thrombectomy, for example, for patients after a stroke
- Complex treatment of epilepsy
- Impulse therapy with cortisone, for example, for patients with multiple sclerosis
- Immunomodulatory therapy for the treatment of rare diseases, as well as diseases of the peripheral nervous system, for example, multifocal motor neuropathy
Curriculum vitae
- 1979 - 1981 Medical qualification at the Ruhr University Bochum and Free University Berlin, Germany.
- 1989 Medical Degree.
- 1991 - 1996 Neurological training at Charité, Humboldt University Berlin-Germany and at the Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen Square London, UK.
- 1997 Doctor grade (Ph.D).
- 1997 - 2008 Senior physician at the neurological clinic and polyclinic, Campus Virchow Klinikum.
- 2002 - 2003 Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Neurology, London, UK.
- 2005 Professor in Neurology.
- Since 2008 Director of the Department of Neurology at the Vivantes Humboldt Hospital, Berlin, Germany.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Vivantes Netzwerk für Gesundheit GmbH
About hospital
An academic clinic of the university medical complex Charité, the Vivantes Humboldt Hospital is one of the largest specialized medical institutions in Berlin. The hospital is famous for its impeccable reputation in the field of traumatology, orthopedics, urology and gynecology, as well as treatment of oncological diseases. Treatment in these fields is performed within the specialized centers at a hospital of national importance.
The Humboldt Hospital has 24 medical departments and about 700 beds at its disposal. Every year, a team of 250 doctors treats about 65,000 patients. The hospital combines high medical qualifications and modern technologies: urologists-surgeons employ operating system Da Vinci, Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate and therapeutic robot, neurological rehabilitation uses exoskeleton for walking training after acute disorders of cerebral circulation.
High quality of treatment is proved by the participation of hospital in the "Initiative of Quality Medicine" (Initiative Qualitätsmedizin, IQM) program.
Photo: (c) depositphotos
Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the Vivantes Humboldt Hospital live in comfortable single and double rooms.
Rooms are equipped with everything necessary to make the patient's stay in the hospital as convenient and pleasant as possible. It is worth noting the modern and stylish design of the rooms are at the level of a first-class hotel.
Each room has a separate bathroom with toilet and shower. The rooms also have internet access, satellite TV and a telephone.
Meals and Menus
The hospital offers delicious and healthy meals. For lunch, the restaurant offers an abundant selection of meals from 10 menus. There is also a vegetarian and diet menu.
Further details
Standard rooms include: