DBSforDystonia.com is the dystonia information site of Neuromodulation in Turkey, the deep brain stimulation center founded and led by Prof. Atilla YILMAZ, MD at Ataşehir Medicana International Hospital, Istanbul. The center focuses on DBS for dystonia, Parkinson’s disease, tremor and selected psychiatric conditions, and has performed 1,200+ neuromodulation procedures, including 800+ DBS surgeries, for patients from 60+ countries.
Our team
A dedicated 25-member DBS team: neurosurgeons, neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, physiotherapists, speech therapists, DBS nurses, interpreters and patient coordinators. Our 13-person international department supports patients in eight languages before, during and after their stay. Meet the team on neuromodulationinturkey.com.
Our founder
Prof. Atilla YILMAZ, MD is a stereotactic and functional neurosurgeon with over 26 years in medicine, including more than 15 years specialized in neuromodulation and deep brain stimulation. Prof. YILMAZ holds official proctorship agreements with Medtronic, Abbott and Boston Scientific — the world's three leading manufacturers of DBS systems appoint him to train other neurosurgeons on their technology. He has trained 40+ neurosurgical fellows and observers from 30 countries and performed the first-ever DBS surgeries in six countries: Bosnia, Libya, Algeria, Jordan, Kazakhstan, and Pakistan. Read his profile.
Technology
- 3 Tesla MRI under general anesthesia for planning
- Leksell Vantage and Inomed stereotactic frames
- Alpha Omega and FHC microelectrode recording systems
- DBS systems from Medtronic, Abbott and Boston Scientific, including sensing (adaptive) systems (Medtronic Percept™) and remote programming by video call (Abbott Liberta™ with NeuroSphere™ Virtual Clinic)
Safety measures
- Contrast-enhanced MRI planning to keep the electrode path away from blood vessels
- CT after electrode placement to confirm position
- Effective antibiotics after surgery and daily wound care
- Wounds closed by Prof. YILMAZ himself
- In our own case series the infection rate is 1.6%.
Legal information
Medical services are provided by Nöromodülasyon Sağlık Hizmetleri Tic. Ltd. Şti.. Health tourism services are provided by Atilla Yılmaz Travel, authorized by the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health (authorization no. 16304). Surgery takes place at Ataşehir Medicana International Hospital, Istanbul.
Our other websites
- neuromodulationinturkey.com — the center
- dbsinturkey.com — the surgeon and his techniques
- deepbrainstimulationinturkey.com — the DBS patient journey
- headtremor.com — head tremor and dystonic head tremor
- atillayilmaz.com — Prof. YILMAZ's academic site
How this site is written
Every clinical page is written for patients and medically reviewed by Prof. YILMAZ. Outcome figures come from peer-reviewed literature and are cited on each page. See our editorial policy.