Best Clinics for Syringomyelia Treatment in Turkey: 27 Top-Rated Centers

Memorial Şişli’s syringomyelia program offers a comprehensive diagnostic package, starting from $970 for a consultation and brain MRI. This multi-disciplinary team at the JCI-accredited hospital provides advanced imaging, including PET-CT and spine MRI, to evaluate the condition. Neurologist consultations cost around $200, while a detailed cerebrospinal fluid analysis package may cost up to $4,000. Their surveillance approach includes non-invasive annual MRI monitoring for progression assessment.

Prof. Dr. Nejat Akalan is a Johns Hopkins-trained neurosurgeon with 35 years of experience, leading the department at this JCI-accredited center. Diagnostics start from around $120 for a neurologist consultation. Treatment packages are transparent, with Chiari decompression costing around $13,250 including a brain MRI and hospital stay, while a spinal cord stimulator implantation typically runs $25,000 with the device and hospitalization.

Memorial Antalya Hospital is a private multidisciplinary hospital in Turkey. It specializes in medical and radiation oncology, general, plastic, and reconstruction surgery. Memorial Antalya Hospital meets international standards of quality and safety according to the JCI (Joint Commission International), an authoritative organization evaluating world-class medical centers.

Prof. Zafer Orkun Toktas has 16+ years of specialized neurosurgery experience with 1,100+ procedures performed. He works at the JCI-accredited Memorial Ataşehir Hospital. A neurologist consultation costs around $180, with a detailed brain MRI running $850. Complete microsurgical treatment of syringomyelia is around $23,000. This covers the microsurgery, intraoperative MRI, continuous neuromonitoring, 8–10 days hospitalization, and post-op rehabilitation.

Prof. Onur Yaman, president of the Middle East Spine Society, offers 16 years of spinal surgery expertise at JCI-accredited NP Istanbul Brain Hospital. A neurologist consultation costs around $300 and comprehensive diagnostics run from $1,240. This includes neurosurgery consultation, advanced MRI scans of the spine, and EMG study to develop a precise treatment plan.

Prof. Mehmet Çağlar Berk, trained at Johns Hopkins Hospital, brings 36 years of experience and over 900 procedures. Diagnostics at JCI-accredited Anadolu Medical Center may start around $115 for a neurosurgery consultation, with spinal MRI around $600. Occipitocervical decompression surgery costs around $14,500–$16,275, a package including 4-night hospital stay, ICU care, and general anesthesia.

Prof. Dr. Onur Yaman has 25 years of neurosurgical experience with over 1,100 procedures. The ISO-accredited clinic offers MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound Ablation. Diagnostics start from $130 for consultations, with comprehensive spinal MRI evaluation typically around $1,500.

Memorial Ankara Hospital is JCI-accredited and specializes in neurosurgical conditions, including syringomyelia. Dr. Emre Acaroglu, with 33+ years in orthopedic and spine surgery, leads the spine program as founding director of Ankara Spine Center. He holds memberships in EuroSpine, Scoliosis Research Society, and AO Spine Europe.

Fizyomer Terapia specializes in neurological rehabilitation with 24+ years of experience treating spinal cord conditions. The center offers intensive rehabilitation programs with a documented 98% success rate. Dr. Berrin Akpinar, a Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation specialist trained at Dokuz Eylül University, focuses on neurological therapies including PRP and ozone applications.