Tay-Sachs disease
    Care at Mayo Clinic

    Tay-Sachs disease care at Mayo Clinic

    Your Mayo Clinic care team

    Mayo Clinic specialists provide compassionate care for children who have Tay-Sachs disease, and take the time to address the family's concerns and questions. Teams of experts work together to personalize your child's care and offer support for your family.

    Mayo Clinic experts trained in pediatric neurology, pediatric rehabilitation, genetic disorders (medical geneticists) and other specialties work together to treat children who have Tay-Sachs disease.

    Your Mayo Clinic care team will provide treatment and follow-up care for your child and will coordinate the treatment and support plan with your child's primary care provider or pediatrician.

    Advanced diagnosis and treatment

    Mayo Clinic offers sophisticated diagnostic testing in children and genetic screening in parents for Tay-Sachs disease. Mayo Clinic respiratory therapists have extensive experience in providing therapies, such as CPT, to children with Tay-Sachs disease.

    Expertise and rankings

    Team approach

    Mayo Clinic's experienced specialists from many disciplines, including pediatric neurology, genetics and physical medicine and rehabilitation work together to treat children with Tay-Sachs disease and other rare neurological diseases.

    Nationally recognized expertise

    Every year, Mayo Clinic's experts diagnose and care for children who have Tay-Sachs disease and offer support to their families.

    Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery and rehabilitation by U.S. News & World Report. In U.S. News & World Report’s regional analysis, Mayo Clinic Children’s is ranked No. 1 in Minnesota and No. 1 in the five-state Upper Midwest region, which includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota.

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    Mayo Clinic Children's

    Highly skilled pediatric experts diagnose and treat all types of conditions in children. As a team, we work together to find answers, set goals and develop a treatment plan tailored to your child's needs.

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    Costs and insurance

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