Epilepsy Surgery in Turkey
Epilepsy Surgery in Turkey: Regain Control and Improve Your Quality of Life What is Epilepsy Surgery? Epilepsy surgery is a highly specialized procedure designed to treat drug-resistant epilepsy by removing or modifying the area of the brain causing seizures. This treatment offers hope to patients who have not responded well to medications, significantly reducing or [...]
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Overview
Comprehensive epilepsy care at JCI-accredited Istanbul hospitals. SEEG, resective surgery, VNS, ketogenic diet and advanced video-EEG diagnostics. Expert epileptologists. Save up to 70% vs UK private.
Video-EEG Monitoring
In-patient video-EEG seizure monitoring for precise seizure focus localisation.
SEEG (Stereo-EEG)
Minimally invasive intracranial electrode implantation to map epileptic networks.
Resective Surgery
Surgical removal of epileptic focus: temporal, frontal or extra-temporal lobe resection.
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
VNS implantation for drug-resistant epilepsy not suitable for resective surgery.
Ketogenic Diet Programme
Medically supervised ketogenic and modified Atkins diet for drug-resistant epilepsy.
AED Optimisation
Anti-epileptic drug review and optimisation by specialist epileptologist.
Epilepsy Treatment Cost: Turkey vs UK vs Germany
All-inclusive costs. Fixed quotes after clinical review. 2025 data.
Epilepsy Treatment Journey
EEG reports, MRI, seizure diary, current medications. Remote epileptologist review.
Epilepsy MDT reviews candidacy for surgery, VNS, SEEG or dietary therapy.
In-patient video-EEG monitoring for 3-7 days. Seizure focus mapped.
Minimally invasive electrode placement for precise network mapping over 5-14 days.
Resection or VNS implantation. Average stay 5-10 nights post-procedure.
Post-operative AED regime. UK neurologist handover and follow-up plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Turkish epilepsy centres offer full drug-resistant programmes including prolonged video-EEG, SEEG, resective surgery and VNS - the same pathway used by leading UK epilepsy centres.
Resective epilepsy surgery in Turkey costs €17,200-€22,000, compared to €50,000-€65,000 in the UK private sector - a saving of up to 70%.
Yes. Medically supervised ketogenic diet with specialist dietitian and neurologist monitoring is available for children and adults with drug-resistant epilepsy.
A comprehensive pre-surgical evaluation typically takes 2-4 weeks including video-EEG monitoring, neuropsychology, MRI review and MDT decision.
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