It is a unit that includes diagnosis and treatment applications of brain, nerve and muscle diseases other than surgery, and serves by making use of technological developments in the diagnosis and treatment of brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerve and muscle diseases in adult patients. There are special departments in this unit such as epilepsy, movement disorders, sleep disorders, neuromuscular diseases. It has a multidisciplinary relationship with Radiology, Brain, and Neurosurgery, and Physical Therapy departments.
- Epilepsy,
- Headache,
- Brain Vascular disease,
- Sleep disorders,
- Dizziness and balance disorders,
- Parkinson’s and movement disorders,
- Peripheral nerve and muscle diseases,
- Diseases with Alzheimer’s and dementia,
- Multiple sclerosis,
- EMG (electromyoneurography) examination, Tomography, or magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the evaluation of neuropathies that occur with complaints such as hand and foot numbness and in the diagnosis of painful conditions such as low back and neck hernia,
- Coma, progressive stroke, recurrent seizures,
Epilepsy Treatment
Epilepsy is a treatable disease; however, it may require long-term treatment and follow-up. Among people with epilepsy, a group of patients can be treated 100%. However, since the causes of epilepsy are very different, it is incorrect to give a general rate for the completely treatable patient group. The cause of epilepsy is the most critical factor that determines the success of treatment. Due to the nature of the disease, there is a group of patients with a poor prognosis and very low treatment success, constituting a group of roughly 25-30%.
Recent advances in the treatment of epilepsy disease
It can be summarized as new drugs, new surgical methods, new devices in brain batteries and new imaging methods.
Medication Therapy
Treatment planning for epilepsy patients is carried out primarily with medications; epilepsy surgery can be performed if necessary. In approximately 45% to 65% of the patients treated with medication, seizures can be completely controlled with a single medication.
Epilepsy Surgery
People suitable for epilepsy surgery can be successfully treated with this method.
Pacemaker Application
Another method applied in the treatment of epilepsy is pacemaker applications to the brain. After selecting the appropriate patient for pacemaker application at the Neurological Sciences Center, pacemaker implantation is performed by Brain and Nerve surgery with the appropriate operation.
