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Spinal cord abscess Treatment in NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
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About the clinic
NP Istanbul Brain Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, provides full care for spinal cord abscess. Diagnostic options start with online consultations that may cost around $140, while MRI scans typically run $500-$1000. The core surgical package for an abscess is around $11,000, including a three-day hospital stay, with extended infection treatment costing about $15,800. The facility is a JCI-accredited specialty center focused on neurosurgery.
Assoc. Prof. Akın Akakın, a neurosurgeon and spine specialist with years of experience, leads the treatment. The hospital uses precise diagnostic imaging to plan the procedure.
Diagnostics and Evaluation
Accurate diagnosis is the first step. The clinic offers several key assessments:
- Online consultation with a neurosurgeon: A remote evaluation to discuss symptoms and medical history.
- Neurologist consultation: An in-person examination for a detailed neurological assessment.
- Advanced imaging: This includes Brain MRI, CT scans, and a contrasted Cervical MRI to locate the abscess and assess spinal cord compression.
- Pre-operative lab tests: Required blood work and analysis before any surgery.
Surgical Treatment for Spinal Abscess
The primary treatment is surgery to remove the infection and stabilize the spine. The main procedure is Cervical decompression + debridement + posterior stabilisation. This is a 3-level spinal surgery. It directly removes the infected material (debridement) and relieves pressure on the spinal cord (decompression). Surgeons then stabilize the spine with implants to support healing.
A standard surgical package for this may cost around $11,000. It typically includes:
- Neurosurgery consultation
- Cervical MRI
- Pre-operative laboratory tests
- Anesthesia consultation
- Pathology and culture analysis of the removed tissue
- Three days of hospitalization
Post-Surgical Care and Hospitalization
Recovery is closely monitored. The standard hospital stay is three days. If a serious infection requires longer antibiotic therapy, extended hospitalization for one month is available. This may cost around $15,800. It covers continued hospital care, intravenous antibiotics, and infection management. This is separate from the initial surgery cost.
The JCI-accredited hospital provides support services like airport transfers for inpatients. To explore a personalized treatment plan for a spinal cord abscess, contacting the clinic for a consultation is the recommended next step.
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1998
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110 doctors
4000 patients per year
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NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
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Treatments prices in the clinic
Last price update — 29.03.2025. Prices can be changed depending on the medical case and doctor's recommendations.
Neurosurgery
| diagnostics | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Online Consultation with Neurosurgeon | $140 - $300 | |
| MRI of one area | $800 - $1000 | |
| Consultation with a neurologist | $300 | |
| CT (computer tomography) | $640 - $900 | |
| Brain MRI | $500 - $700 |
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Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001 by TÜV NORD CERT
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NP Istanbul Brain Hospital: more details about the clinic
Turkey, Istanbul
NP Istanbul Brain Hospital has been serving patients since 1998. It is based in Istanbul, 20 minutes away from the international airport.
The hospital was founded by Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, an award-winning specialist in neuropsychology, psychiatry, and medical science.
The NP Istanbul medical team applies evidence-based approaches to treat brain conditions regarding physical or mental issues. Among them are Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for addiction, aging-associated disease, neurological and psychological conditions as OCD, therapeutic drug blood level monitoring, phenotyping & genotyping.
The hospital offers telemedicine services (online therapy) for international patients , 24/7 emergency psychiatric service.
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Руслан • Consultation with a physician Kazakhstan
Mar 1, 2022
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No, I didn't like it. Prices are inflated. Doctors sway to the passage of various unnecessary studies. They themselves cannot determine for sure whether this procedure is necessary. The translation of the research done has not yet been received. We don't even know what it says. We will never go there again and will not recommend.
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I don't even know what department it is. Hear it for the first time. I only know Anastasia, but she is a coordinator.
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Жибек • Consultation with a neurologist Kazakhstan
Jun 18, 2022
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"Thank you very much Bookimed, you are the best, you helped us a lot, especially thanks to Oksana and Anna, they always answered on time and put up with us for more than a month
Hello, we are from Kazakhstan. Came here for diagnosis and treatment of my son. We really liked the clinic. Neurologist Barış Metin explained everything to us in detail. We learned a lot about my son's illness. My son has hydrocephalus and even after the tests we found out that he has epilepsy, the VP-shunt works at an accelerated rate, so my son did not develop. Now we are receiving treatment. We hope it helps insha Allah. I also liked the staff, especially the translators, I forgot the names, but one of them even knows the Kazakh language. It was super convenient. Thank you very much Bookimed, you are the best, you helped us a lot, especially thanks to Oksana and Anna, they always answered on time and put up with us for more than a month. Praise be to Allah everything went well.
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Gul'shat • Neurology Kazakhstan
Aug 24, 2023
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At the first consultation, the doctor promised us a 50% improvement in our son’s health, but on the contrary, his condition worsened. When we returned home, he began to get very sick; Perhaps the medications didn’t work and we went to the clinic. Unfortunately, they did not answer us. They did 7 sessions of ECT (Electroconvulsive therapy), which is very dangerous for epileptics, after which convulsive attacks began, which occurred several times a day. I was desperate and didn't know how to help. We had to hospitalize our son at a local clinic. Doctors requested an extract from the NP Istanbul clinic. I received the translation of the extract with difficulty after 20 days. I wrote to the translator about everything and he seemed to report to the doctors of the clinic. I waited a month, I thought that the doctors would get in touch and correct their mistakes and help in some way, but on the contrary, they again offer their services for a fee. I'm in great shock! I do not recommend this clinic to anyone!
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Anonymous • Autism treatment Poland
Oct 15, 2024
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The only thing I was lucky about was the interpreter Natalia, who is really empathetic and responsible. A good anaesthesiologist. Then there is one disappointment. Someone may be lucky with the doctors in this clinic, but we expected different results.
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Anonymous • West syndrome Kyrgyzstan
Jul 23, 2024
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I did not like the doctor and in general consultation 30 minutes of time...half of the time was spent on translation...the doctor did not look at the sent documents in advance...in fact 15 minutes consultation without conclusion for 220$.
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Saray, Ahmet Tevfik İleri Cd No:18 D:C, 34768 Ümraniye/İstanbul, Turkey
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NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
Individual treatment program and cost estimate
Average answering time – 5 minutes
How it works:
- We find a medical coordinator familiar with the matter
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- We arrange your travel including appointment scheduling and flights booking
- You arrive at the hospital, we support you 24/7