Neurology and Neurosurgery at Gleneagles Hospitals in Malaysia

Yes. Gleneagles Hospitals accept MRI scans, CT scans and diagnostic reports for specialist review before any appointment is confirmed or financial commitment is made. Your scans are reviewed by the relevant neurology or neurosurgery specialist, who provides a preliminary recommendation and written cost estimate. Most reviews are completed within a few working days, so you get clinical clarity before booking a flight.

Yes. All four Gleneagles hospitals treat neurological conditions in both adults and children. Paediatric conditions treated include:

• Childhood epilepsy
• Paediatric brain tumours
• Cerebral palsy
• Hydrocephalus
• Spinal muscular dystrophy
• Traumatic head injuries

Gleneagles KL's Gamma Knife programme has treated patients as young as 7. Paediatric neurology is an in-house specialty at Gleneagles KK's Brain and Nerve Centre. International families receive dedicated accommodation support and child-appropriate care planning.

The international patient team coordinates appointments, MRI and scan reviews, consultations and treatment planning at Gleneagles Hospitals across Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor and Kota Kinabalu.

• WhatsApp: +1 718 550 0880
• Telephone: +1 718 550 0880
• Email: [email protected]

Available 24/7. They arrange in-person and video consultations, second opinions, cost estimates, visa letters, airport transfers and post-treatment remote follow up. Reports are reviewed by the hospital's neurology or neurosurgery specialist team.

Stay duration depends on your condition:

• Brain tumour surgery: 5 to 10 days inpatient, 7 to 14 additional days before flying for complex cases
• Spine surgery, disc, laminectomy or fusion: 3 to 7 days inpatient
• Gamma Knife Radiosurgery: 1 to 2 days
• Deep brain stimulation (DBS): 2 to 5 days inpatient
• Epilepsy surgery: 5 to 10 days
• Endovascular aneurysm coiling: 2 to 5 days inpatient
• Neurological diagnostic workup: 2 to 4 days

Accommodation near the facility is arranged at no cost by the international patient team and includes your caregiver. A full itinerary is prepared before you travel.

Neurosurgery in Malaysia is significantly less than equivalent private care in the UK, Singapore or Australia. Gleneagles provides a written itemised cost estimate before you travel. The following international insurance groups are accepted:

• PT AA International Indonesia (Across Asia Assist)
• International SOS Sdn Bhd
• Global MediCALL Assistance (M) Sdn Bhd
• EMA Global Assistance Sdn Bhd
• Prestige International (S) Pte Ltd
• IA International Assistance Sdn Bhd
• Pacific Health Insurance Co., Ltd.
• AIA Shared Services Regional Health Passport

Confirm your specific policy coverage with the international patient team before travel.

Before discharge, your specialist documents a full care plan covering medications, rehabilitation, warning signs and follow-up milestones. The international patient coordinator sets up a remote video review with your neurologist or neurosurgeon after you return home. For staged treatments such as post-operative radiotherapy following brain tumour surgery, return visit logistics are managed by the same coordinator. Your care does not stop when you board the flight home.

Gleneagles Hospital Kota Kinabalu is the first and only private hospital in Sabah with a 24/7 Stroke Centre, awarded the WSO Angels Platinum Award by the World Stroke Organization. The in-house team includes neurologists, neurosurgeons, an interventional radiologist and a rehabilitation physician available around the clock. Gleneagles Johor has received the Gold Standard in Stroke Care recognition for two consecutive years. For patients from Brunei, Indonesian Kalimantan and the Southern Philippines, this is the nearest private specialist stroke centre available.