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Every Condition Prof. Albayrak Treats
Each guide covers one condition: its symptoms, tests, treatment options and recovery. Prof. Dr. Serdar Baki Albayrak reviews every page. Start with the area that matches your diagnosis.
Brain and spine tumors 17 guides
- Brain tumorsTypes, symptoms and surgery options in one overview
- Brain tumour symptomsEarly signs by brain area and when to see a doctor
- Brain cancerMalignant tumors such as glioblastoma and their surgery
- AstrocytomaWHO grades 1 to 4, IDH status, surgery and follow-up
- Frontal lobe tumorsPersonality change, seizures and safe removal
- Insular gliomaAwake surgery for tumors deep in the insula
- MeningiomaSlow-growing tumors of the brain's coverings
- Metastatic brain tumorsCancer that spreads to the brain: surgery and radiosurgery
- Cerebellar tumor surgeryBalance problems and headaches: posterior fossa surgery
- Brainstem tumorGlioma types and DIPG, when surgery or biopsy helps
- CraniopharyngiomaTumors near the pituitary gland in children and adults
- Pituitary tumor surgeryEndoscopic surgery through the nose, hormones and vision
- Acoustic neuroma surgeryVestibular schwannoma: wait and scan, radiosurgery or removal
- Brain cystArachnoid, colloid, epidermoid and pineal cysts: watch or operate
- Skull base tumorsTumors at the base of the skull and how surgeons reach them
- Glomus jugulareParagangliomas near the ear and the jugular vein
- Spinal cord and spine tumorsTumors inside and around the spinal cord
- Chordoma surgeryRare bone cancer of the skull base and sacrum: surgery and radiotherapy
Blood vessels and bleeding 5 guides
- Brain aneurysmsClipping and coiling for weak spots in brain arteries
- Arteriovenous malformations (AVM)Tangled vessels, bleeding risk and treatment choices
- Dural arteriovenous fistulasAbnormal artery-to-vein links in the brain's covering
- CavernomasBerry-like vessel clusters that can bleed or cause seizures
- Chronic subdural hematomaBlood under the skull after a minor fall: burr hole surgery
- Moyamoya surgeryNarrowed brain arteries: STA-MCA bypass and indirect revascularization
Spine and spinal cord 10 guides
- Herniated disc surgerySciatica from a lumbar disc and when microdiscectomy helps
- Cervical disc herniationNeck and arm pain: ACDF, disc replacement or foraminotomy
- Cervical myelopathyClumsy hands and an unsteady walk: when neck decompression helps
- Thoracic disc herniationBand-like chest or back pain and weak legs: when surgery helps
- Spinal stenosis surgeryLeg pain when walking: decompression and when fusion is needed
- Spondylolisthesis surgeryA slipped vertebra: decompression, fusion and recovery
- KyphoplastySpinal compression fractures: kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty
- SyringomyeliaA fluid cavity in the spinal cord: causes, MRI and surgery
- Tethered cord syndromeBack and leg pain, bladder changes: detethering surgery
- Spinal cord injuryLate problems, second opinions and planned surgery
- Tarlov cyst surgerySacral nerve root cysts, microsurgery and recovery
Face pain and nerves 7 guides
- What is trigeminal neuralgia?Symptoms, triggers, types and diagnosis
- Trigeminal neuralgia treatmentMedicines, MVD, needle procedures and radiosurgery compared
- MVD surgery in TurkeyMicrovascular decompression in Istanbul, step by step
- Hemifacial spasmInvoluntary facial twitching: injections or microvascular decompression
- Facial nerve painOther causes of face pain and how they differ
- Facial paralysisBell's palsy, nerve injury and facial nerve repair
- Peripheral nerve entrapmentCarpal tunnel, cubital tunnel and foot drop surgery
- Brachial plexus surgeryNerve graft, nerve transfer and muscle transfer after arm paralysis
Epilepsy, movement and pain 7 guides
- Epilepsy surgeryWhen seizures resist medicines: surgery and stimulation
- Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)An implant for drug-resistant epilepsy when surgery is not an option
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS)For Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia
- Essential tremor surgeryShaking hands when medicines fail: DBS and other options
- Dystonia surgeryTwisting movements: injections first, then GPi DBS
- Spinal cord stimulationImplanted stimulators for chronic nerve pain
- Spasticity surgerySelective dorsal rhizotomy, neurotomy and baclofen pumps
Hydrocephalus and Chiari 4 guides
- Hydrocephalus treatmentShunt or ETV for adults and children, and shunt care
- Normal pressure hydrocephalusWalking, memory and bladder changes: tap test and shunt
- Pseudotumor cerebri (IIH)Raised brain pressure, headaches and vision: treatment options
- Chiari malformationCough headaches, MRI findings and decompression surgery
Children 7 guides
- Pediatric neurosurgeryBrain and spine surgery for babies and children
- Brain tumors in childrenSigns by age, common types and the care team
- Spinal cord tumors in childrenNight back pain, walking changes and microsurgery
- CraniosynostosisEarly-closing skull seams: endoscopic or open repair
- Neuromuscular scoliosisSpine curves with a nervous system cause: find the cause first
- Spina bifida and split cord surgeryTethered cord release and split cord malformation repair
- MyelomeningoceleOpen spina bifida: repair before or after birth
Appointments
Book a Consultation with Prof. Albayrak
Share your diagnosis and the dates that suit you, in English or Turkish. Prof. Albayrak's team will contact you to plan your visit.
- 01Send your requestBy form, WhatsApp or phone: +90 532 308 97 72
- 02Plan your visitThe team contacts you to agree on a date
- 03Meet Prof. AlbayrakAt the clinic in Şişli, Istanbul, or in a paid online consultation
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