Neurologicum Aachen Neurology Centre

The Neurologicum Aachen neurology centre, headed by Prof. Dr. med. Till Dino Waberski and Prof. Dr. med. Dr. René Gobbelé, provides the full range of services for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system, as well as muscle disorders. Many conditions are treated in close interdisciplinary cooperation with specialists at the University Hospital complex in Aachen.

State-of-the-art equipment is used to examine patients at the Neurologicum Aachen outpatient neurology centre, meeting the highest international standards available today.

At the Neurologicum Aachen outpatient neurology centre, every neurological condition is treated in a comprehensive way. When prescribing drug therapy, the neurologists practising at the centre choose exclusively high-quality, effective medicines, selecting an individual dosage and duration of treatment for each patient.

Main areas of specialisation

• diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders;
• diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular diseases;
• diagnosis and treatment of other neurovascular diseases;
• diagnosis and treatment of malignant brain tumours;
• diagnosis and treatment of benign brain tumours;
• medical care for patients with brain neurostimulators;
• drug therapy for multiple sclerosis;
• diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the meninges;
• diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system and
• the brain (meningitis, encephalitis);
• diagnosis and treatment of systemic atrophies of the central nervous system;
• diagnosis and treatment of degenerative diseases of the nervous system (neurodegenerative disorders);
• diagnosis and treatment of demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system;
• diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the nerves, nerve roots and nerve plexuses;
• diagnosis and treatment of polyneuropathy and other diseases of the peripheral nervous system;
• diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy and other seizure disorders;
• diagnosis and treatment of neuroimmunological diseases;
• diagnosis and treatment of extrapyramidal diseases and movement disorders;
• diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the neuromuscular junction and muscles;
• diagnosis and treatment of cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes;
  emergency stroke care (Stroke Unit) and treatment of stroke and its consequences at a certified centre;
• diagnosis of geriatric conditions and multimodal neurological and
• geriatric therapy (neurogeriatrics);
• early neurological rehabilitation;
• neurological intensive care medicine;
• pain syndrome therapy;
• comprehensive treatment of Parkinson's disease;
• sleep medicine.

Range of diagnostic services

• CT at a partner radiology/neuroradiology clinic;
• MRI at a partner radiology/neuroradiology clinic;
• ultrasound of the major arteries and the arteries of the brain parenchyma;
• neuropsychology;
• clinical neurophysiology (electromyography/EMG, evoked potentials, EEG, transcranial magnetic stimulation);
• neuropsychological examination;
• electroneuromyography (ENMG);
• evoked potentials;
• posturography;
• oculography in the perception and oculomotor laboratory (motor function of the oculomotor nerves);
• neurosonography;
• telemetric electroencephalography;
• polysomnography;
• nerve biopsy;
• cerebrospinal fluid analysis;
• cognitive assessment;
• neuropsychological tests;
• muscle biopsy;
• motor function laboratory;
• neuromorphology laboratory.