Prof. Antonio Russi is recognized as world famous neurologist and the best epileptologist in Spain. The Doctor specializes in non-surgical therapy of severe and rare epilepsy stages. He helps children and adults to get rid of seizures for good.
Prof. Antonio Russi is an apparent expert in epilepsy diagnosing and choosing the most appropriate drugs in each particular case. Medication therapy helps patients in 70% of cases.
Prof. Russi is included in the ranking of Top 100 Spanish doctors by the Forbes magazine, the world’s authoritative edition.
Prof. Russi’s achievements in epilepsy diagnosing and therapy
The Professor and his team have helped over 2,000 patients to dispose of the epileptic attacks.
75% of Bookimed patients with epilepsy request Prof. Antonio Russi for consultation or treatment in Teknon Hospital.
Prof. Russi and his team of epileptologists have carried out about 900 diagnostic tests and over 600 surgeries.
Online consultatio
Prof. Antonio Russi is among a few epileptologists that provide remote consultations via Skype. You may get a consultation with Prof. Russi submitting a request on Bookimed website. It includes a diagnosis establishing, treatment plan development, and coordination a patient for 6 month.
Diagnostic tests and therapeutic approach
Prof. Russi performs electroencephalography (EEG) — the initial exam for epilepsy foci detection in awake and asleep conditions of a patient.
A patient is under all-time video surveillance to analyze the activity of the brain and reveal the features of epileptic seizures.
EEG monitoring lasts approximately 3 days. During the screening, a patient takes antiepileptic drugs.
Special sensors record brain activity. So the doctor can determine what particular drug affects the patient’s epileptic seizures most of all. As a result, Professor Antonio Russi develops the most effective plan for drug therapy. He may replace medications or adjust the dose.
Education and practice
Prof. Antonio Russi graduated from the Universitat de Barcelona in 1972. He obtained expertise in epileptology, neurology, and neurophysiology.
Prof. Antonio Russi heads:
Epilepsy Russi Institute (the epilepsy care center founded in 1987)
Epilepsy Unit in the Teknon Hospital
Neurology and Neurosurgery Institute of Barcelona.
Prof. Antonio Russi is a researcher for new antiepileptic medications to make non-surgical treatment suitable for each person with epilepsy.
The Doctor has numerous scientific publications concerning seizures treatment. Prof. Russi is a member of multiple neurology associations — Neurophysiology Catalan Society, International League Against Epilepsy, American Epilepsy Society, etc.
Prof. Antonio Russi is a researcher for new antiepileptic medications for non-surgical treatment suitable for each person with epilepsy. Founder of the Russi Epilepsy Institute.
Procedures performed by the doctor
Brain tumor removal
$27926-
$42251
Hemorrhoidectomy
$6499-
$6499
Removal of spinal cord tumor
$26786-
$37500
Wide excision of melanoma
$6007-
$8192
Limb prosthetics
$4814-
$7385
High intensity focused ultrasound ablation (HIFU)
$17476-
$19660
Vaporization (with GreenLight Laser)
$10922-
$10922
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
$17476-
$19660
Nephrectomy
$18568-
$21845
Topical therapy of melanoma
$6007-
$8192
Retinal detachment surgery
$7658-
$7658
Craniotomy
$24029-
$31675
Immunotherapy
$3823-
$6007
Shoulder replacement
$24029-
$31675
Vagus nerve stimulation
$49151-
$51335
Hormone therapy
$1638-
$3823
Stereotaxic surgeries
$27306-
$70996
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
$27306-
$38228
Radiotherapy
$17476-
$19660
Cochlear implant placement
$70996-
$76457
Septoplasty (Deviated Septum Surgery)
$7646-
$13107
Gland therapy for breast cancer
$1638-
$3823
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
$6963-
$10898
Chemotherapy
$2731-
$3823
Myomectomy (removal of uterine fibroids)
$16410-
$21880
Plastic surgery for cardiac valve
$24029-
$34952
Thyroid resection
$17476-
$19660
Lumpectomy
$17476-
$19660
Mastectomy
$18672-
$20961
Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS)
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