Second Opinion on General neurosurgery

Expert opinions and online advice on general neurosurgery delivered via your computer or mobile device. Second opinion is available wherever there is an internet. All you need is a PC or a smartphone.

General neurosurgery

What is the service about?

A second opinion on general neurosurgery is a service which makes it possible to get a remote consultation of a qualified specialist, based on available medical summary or study results.

It might be helpful:

• to confirm the existing diagnosis;

• to make sure that the recommended treatment, e.g., surgery, is correct;

• to obtain information on advanced methods of diagnostics and treatment relating to general neurosurgery issues;

• to get expert commentary on previously performed exam results;

• to make the right choice if there are two or more possible therapeutic options.

 

What will the client get?

Diagnostic conclusion, observation and treatment proposals, based on the provided information. In case of the provided initial data incompleteness, will be given recommendations for additional examinations.

What data should be provided to get a second opinion?

  • Written reports:
  • Medical report (desirable)
  • Examination results: evoked potentials tests, electroencephalography, electromyography, electroneurography, study of CSF puncture
  • Up to 5 pages included

Radiology data:

  • Ultrasound of the brain supplying vessels
  • Skull and spine MRI
  • Skull CT
  • PET
  • Up to 3 examinations included

What are the second opinion formats and terms?

Written second opinion:

  • Making a report based on the data provided, the consulting specialist summary including a diagnostic report and recommendations for further diagnostic, treatment and observation tactics. Report size: up to 1 page. 

Video consultation:

  • All services of written second opinion. Additionally:, a 10-minute video consultation with a doctor, including a visual patient examination, clarification of symptoms, radiology images consulting, explanation of the proposed treatment tactics, answering patient's questions.

Phone consultation:

  • All services of written second opinion. Additionally: a 10-minute telephone consultation with a doctor, including clarification of symptoms, explanation of the proposed treatment tactics, answering patient's questions.
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Reviews : General neurosurgery

Валерий Николаевич

Hans Clusmann

Я просто восхищён рекомендациями Проф.Клусманна, полученными мной по видеосвязи по поводу пареза руки. Он очень вдохновил меня тем, что возможности консервативной терапии ещё не исчерпаны, и в моём случае есть шанс на частичное восстановление двига…

Ladislav

Hans Clusmann

Professor Clussmann’s review of my daughter’s situation was amazingly quick and precise. Uploading the MRI images with Medconsonline help had been very easy. Unfortunately, we were not happy about the conclusions since we had hoped for an operation, whi…

Aryan

Hans Clusmann

I think Professor Clussmann is super. His advice was a blessing when I was so much frustrated about my spine surgery. My doctor said I need it, still it was so frightening, just to think about it. Professor’s answer was clear cut: do it or things will g…

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