Institute For Neurological Research

I should have read the other Unilocal reviews before going to the INR, ucla plaza. It works like this:
1. Make an appointment. Consultation is free.
2. Arrive and fill out paperwork.
3. Watch a 10min video while the doctor looks over your paperwork. The video shows a number of patients between 2001 — 2010 who describe the various back/​leg pain they are in and receive an injection treatment. Within 5 minutes of receiving the injection they are elated at the results and begin walking, skipping with no traces of pain. As another Unilocal reviewer put it «it’s beginning to look like we’re being sold timeshare».
4. The doctor arrives and after my dad describes his symptoms he is told he is a candidate for treatment.
5. The doctor then tells him a 2 hour evaluation will need to be performed. There is no mention of cost. Only when I asked about the cost involved, we were told that would be $ 700.
6. Ok, what about after the evaluation? The doctor would not disclose the cost of the injection treatment. No matter which way you asked her, she would only say «we will discuss the cost during the assessment». There is no ballpark figure, no guestimate, nothing. Only «we’ll talk about the cost during the assessment.» At this point you realize what a colossal waste of time this has been.
What kind of message is the INR sending about their supposed miracle product if revelation of cost can only be revealed after they’ve made you fork out $ 700? I’ll tell you: that it’s a total scam. ANY reputable business will ALWAYS disclose cost before you purchase. The place felt shady and unfortunately our visit confirmed it. As a side note, I looked at the other Unilocal reviews after our visit and it appears the cost of the injection is around $ 4,500. If that’s true, what are they so worried about? If they are so sure of their product, why do they feel compelled to hook you in with a $ 700 payment beforehand revealing this mystery figure? I hope this review will save a future visitor from wasting their time like I did.
Finaly, It seems to me that it is kind of professional scam. If this drug effective and good for stroke patients, they should give you all the information you need on phone but they hide all the information until you pay $ 700 evaluation.
I hope these information help other stroke patient fro wasting their time and build hope on something that is not true.

I should have read the other Unilocal reviews before taking my dad to the INR, Newport Beach. It works like this:
1. Make an appointment. Consultation is free.
2. Arrive and fill out paperwork.
3. Watch a 10min video while the doctor looks over your paperwork. The video shows a number of patients between 2001 — 2010 who describe the various back/​leg pain they are in and receive an injection treatment. Within 5 minutes of receiving the injection they are elated at the results and begin walking, skipping with no traces of pain. As another Unilocal reviewer put it «it’s beginning to look like we’re being sold timeshare».
4. The doctor arrives and after my dad describes his symptoms he is told he is a candidate for treatment.
5. The doctor then tells him a 2 hour evaluation will need to be performed. There is no mention of cost. Only when I asked about the cost involved, we were told that would be $ 700.
6. Ok, what about after the evaluation? The doctor would not disclose the cost of the injection treatment. No matter which way you asked her, she would only say «we will discuss the cost during the assessment». There is no ballpark figure, no guestimate, nothing. Only «we’ll talk about the cost during the assessment.» At this point you realize what a colossal waste of time this has been.
What kind of message is the INR sending about their supposed miracle product if revelation of cost can only be revealed after they’ve made you fork out $ 700? I’ll tell you: that it’s a total scam. ANY reputable business will ALWAYS disclose cost before you purchase. The place felt shady and unfortunately our visit confirmed it. As a side note, I looked at the other Unilocal reviews after our visit and it appears the cost of the injection is around $ 4,500. If that’s true, what are they so worried about? If they are so sure of their product, why do they feel compelled to hook you in with a $ 700 payment beforehand revealing this mystery figure? I hope this review will save a future visitor from wasting their time like we did.
PS: They also have an office at UCLA with similarly bad reviews:

SCAM!!!
My husband suffered a stroke and we kept hearing about these centers offering «stroke breakthrough» on the radio offering a free consultation. We called for an appointment soon after he was released from the hospital. Of course on the telephone they tell you nothing about the treatment, but eagerly schedule you for a «consultation» in their office.
We arrived at the Newport Beach office (they also have one in Los Angeles in the UCLA Medical Plaza) with all of the medical records from the hospitalization. We were ushered into a room to watch a short video. The video shows a man who has obviously suffered a stroke and has motor skill issues and aphasia. I believe in the film they show the man getting an injection and MIRACULOUSLY he’s able to get off the treatment bed without assistance, Hallelujah! Hugs, kisses, tears! What a sales job this video is.
A young woman comes in to ask some medical questions (she has about the same medical expertise as the janitor, no offense to janitos) and announces that my husband is indeed a candidate! What a surprise! Now, her next comment is that if we wish to proceed then the «doctor» will consult with us and that is $ 400. When I question how much the injection is, she says that she doesn’t know, but that is something the doctor will discuss with us. My comment to her was that I had no issue paying the consultation fee as long as this injection is affordable and not something like $ 5000. He comment was «Oh. no! It’s not that much.» She then hands us a load of forms to sign confirming that we WILL NOT bill our insurance or Medicare as this drug has not been approved by the FDA for this type of treatment. It’s an off lable use of Etanercept.
Now I have no issue with a drug being successfully used for something that the FDA hadn’t gotten around to approving. We all know how long something like that takes. There is a drug used for lung cancer that is successfully being used for macular degeneration that is FAR cheaper than the FDA and Medicare approved drug. And it works! The cost of this «off-​label» drug is cheaper than what the co-​pay would be after Medicare paid.
To get back to the «consultation»: we are then ushered into an examining room. A man dressed in a white jacket and a nurse-​type woman come in. Neither introduces themselves. Running through my mind is «who are these people?» The «doctor» starts asking my husband to count backwards from 10 (successfully accomplished) and then askes him to say the alphabet backwards! I have all my faculties and I can’t do it! The «doctor» turns to me and states «there is significant cognitive loss». Are you kidding me!!! I ask a few more questions and this guy is clearing offended by my direct questions, i.e. how many cases have successfully been treated, etc. When I ask the cost, he tries to sidestep the issue and turns it around to seem like my husband’s progress should not be tied to price. Give me a break! When I finally get it out of him, the injection is $ 3900.00! But they will discount the second injection, if one is needed.
We said we would think about it and beat a hasty retreat. The of couse kept all the forms we had signed so we have no records of what we signed. Upon leaving through the reception area, it was so sad to see several obvious stroke patients eagerly waiting for this «miracle cure».