Medical Center in Solingen
The total cost of hydrocephalus treatment in Germany varies based on the treatment plan. Complex diagnostics, anamnesis, extensive laboratory tests, and imaging studies such as MRI are estimated between $6,500 and $21,500. Shunt implantation, which is often necessary, ranges from $7,000 to $15,000. The cost of the treatment program is determined after a comprehensive evaluation of the patient"s medical data and needs.
| Germany | Turkey | Austria | |
| Hydrocephalus surgeries, shunt surgeries | from $25,000 | from $14,300 | from $18,000 |
| Craniotomy | from $40,000 | from $6,450 | from $20,000 |
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Fahad MawloodProf. Peter Ulrich heads the Neurosurgery Department at Nordwest Clinic, with over 35 years of microsurgery expertise.
Prof. Ernst-Johannes Haberl is a top pediatric neurosurgeon specializing in endoscopic neurosurgery and hydrocephalus treatment at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
Prof. Dr. med. Bodo Lippitz is a specialist in the Gamma Knife treatment of benign and malignant brain tumours and of arterio-venous malformations, with 30 years of clinical experience. He has had extensive training in stereotactic and microsurgical techniques, and has been the Director of the Karolinska Gamma Knife Center, Co-Director of the Bupa Cromwell Hospital Gamma Knife Centre, and Professor of Neurosurgery at the University Aachen, and President of the European Gamma Knife Society.