Neurological clinic Glyfada | VelenzaThe Neurology practice of Mr. Velenza is located in Glyfada on the 2nd floor and accepts daily by appointment.
Known neurological diseases
Parkinson – Parkinson
Dystonia – Dystonia
Idiopathic Tremor – Idiopathic Tremor
Cerebral episodes – Stroke
Vertigo
Dementia – Dementia
Polyneuropathy – Polyneuropathy
Multiple Sclerosis
Epilepsy
Myopathies and myasthenic syndromes
Known psychiatric illnesses
Depression
Mood swings
Anxiety Disorder
Compulsion
Psychosis
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Dr. Ioannis Velentzas.
Neurologist – Psychiatrist.
Director of the Clinical Neurophysiology Department of HYGEIA.
Education & Academic Qualifications.
Graduate of Ludwig Maximilians Universitaet Medical School, Munich, Germany.
Holder of a PhD from the Ludwig Maximilians Universitaet School of Medicine entitled “Neurological and psychiatric diseases following open heart surgery”, Munich, Germany.
Doctor (Dr. Medicus) of the University of Munich, Germany.
Clinical & Scientific Interest.
Clinical interest:
Neurological diseases of the circulatory system (stroke).
Movement disorders, diseases of the peripheral nervous system, epilepsy.
Invasive treatment of movement disorders (Deep brain stimulation).
Research interest:
“Deep Brain Stimulation”, Expanding Therapeutic Indications Across the Spectrum of Movement Disorders in Epilepsy and Mental Illnesses.
Honors-Awards.
Myography Diploma (1997).
Diploma in electroencephalography (1998).
Evoked potentials diploma (1999) from the German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology.
Postgraduate Excellence Scholarship, 1977, University of Munich, Germany.
Member of Companies.
German Society of Clinical Neurophysiology.
German Neurological Society.
Hellenic Neurological Society.
Movement Disorders Society / World Society of Movement Disorders.
Professional Experience.
Training in Psychotherapy, 1983-1986.
Also in Psychiatry, Munich Polytechnic Medical School (Klinikum Rechts der Isar), Germany, 1986-1987.
in Psychiatry & Gerontology, Lower Franconia Academic Hospital Lohr am Main, Germany, 19871991.
in Neurology, Lower Franconia Academic Hospital Lohr am Main, Germany, 1991-1992.
in Neurology, intensive neurological care and neurological rehabilitation, Neurological Clinic Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Lower Franconia. Germany, 1992-1993.
and in Neurology, Praxis Neulinger-Wittman Outpatient Clinics, Landshut, Bavaria, Germany, 1993-1994.
Curator A’ and Deputy Director, Evangelical & Johannine Teaching Hospital Dierdorf-Selters, Rhineland, Germany, 1995-1999.
Co-owner of a neurological and psychiatric clinic in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, 1999-2001.
Director, D.TH.K.A. “HEALTH”, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, since June 2001.
Recent Presentations & Speeches.
“Postoperative course of patients with deep brain stimulation” Presentation at the Congress of the Neurological Society, April 2007 Athens.
“Differential diagnosis of psychogenic terror”, Post-educational seminar of the General State Hospital, May 2007.
“Usefulness of an electronic microguide in “deep brain stimulation” procedures, Presentation at the Hellenic Neurosurgical Society Conference, May 2007, Rhodes
Recent Speeches..
Post-educational seminar on multiple sclerosis of the Hellenic Neurological Society Volos, March 2007: Usefulness of evoked potentials in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
21st Panhellenic Neurological Congress Athens, May 2007: Postoperative course of patients with Parkinson’s disease who have undergone neurostimulator implantation.
Post-educational seminar of the Hellenic Neurological Society for movement disorders (Organization: Neurological Clinic Nos. Gennimata): Differential diagnosis of tremor.
1st Panhellenic conference of Clinical Neuropharmacology and Neurotoxicology (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 1st Neurological Clinic AHEPA) Ouranoupoli Halkidiki June 2008: The pharmaceutical treatment of neurological diseases.
2nd postgraduate seminar of the Hellenic Society of Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, Athens September 2008: Magnetic evoked potentials in the diagnosis of ALS.
1st Panhellenic Congress of Neurophysiology (Hellenic Neurological Society, Hellenic Society of Electroencephalography and Neurophysiology) Thessaloniki, December 2008: Usefulness of neurophysiological investigation in deep brain stimulation procedures with case presentation.
Post-educational seminar on Parkinson’s disease (Hellenic Neurological Society, organization: Neurological Clinic Nos. Gennimata): Medication in the initial stages of Parkinson’s disease
Recent Works.
“The first nationwide application of the recording system and electrical microguide A-Z in patients with Parkinson’s disease”
(I. Velentzas, X. Strongylos, X. Seferis, P. Nomokos, M. Torrens) 21st Pane.
It is an idiopathic disease of the nervous system, characterized by motor and non-motor manifestations.
Neurological hyperkinetic movement disorder in which prolonged or repeated muscle contractions lead to twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal fixed postures. The movements may feel like a tremor.
It is a neurological syndrome characterized by chronic, persistent and usually slowly worsening tremor
Damage caused when the blood supply to an area of the brain stops, so cells that don't get oxygen die.
The illusion of movement, which the patient experiences and concerns either his body or the environment. In the first case, he feels a rotation of the body, a push, a tendency to fall or swing sideways, forward, backward, up or down.
The term dementia (Dementia) characterizes a condition in which symptoms of weakening of mental functions develop, such as memory, speech, perception or judgment.
It is a simultaneous dysfunction of several peripheral nerves.
A chronic inflammatory neurological disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It is an autoimmune disease where the immune system does not recognize the protective covering of nerves - myelin - as its own tissue and destroys it.
A chronic disorder characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures.
These are diseases that affect skeletal muscle. They can be hereditary or acquired and are characterized either by permanent symptoms (muscle weakness, eyelid ptosis, diplopia), or by transient symptoms (fatigue, fatigue intolerance, paralysis episodes, cramps, rhabdomyolysis episodes), or by a persistent increase in creatine levels kinase (CPK) in serum. They can appear at any age, their evolution varies, while other systems (cardiovascular, respiratory, brain) are often affected, which necessitates a multidisciplinary approach to the patient, which is organized by a specialized neurologist-myologist.
A common and serious medical illness that negatively affects the way a person feels, the way they think, and the way they act. Depression causes feelings of sadness, worthlessness or even loss of interest in the activities that used to make the person who has it happy.
Mood disorder and is manifested by alternating manic and depressive episodes.
It is a complex of mental disorders, characterized by significant and uncontrollable feelings of anxiety and fear so that a person's social, professional and personal functioning is significantly affected.
It is characterized by either obsessions or compulsions or both, psychopathological manifestations that are a source of discomfort for the individual and occupy a significant part of his time and from his professional, social and emotional life.
It is a psychiatric condition that describes a mental condition associated with long-term hallucinations, delusions, and persistent mental decline.
