Dystonia Care at Mayo Clinic
Dystonia care at Mayo Clinic
Your Mayo Clinic care team
Dystonia can affect many different body parts. Your team of neurologists, physiatrists and neurosurgeons work with other Mayo Clinic specialists to ease your symptoms. Healthcare professionals trained in child and adolescent neurology, pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation, and pediatric neurosurgery care for children with dystonia at Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota.
Advanced diagnosis and treatment
At Mayo Clinic, you'll have access to the latest in diagnosis and treatment of dystonia. Mayo Clinic care is tailored to your specific needs.
Treatment for dystonia depends on the type of dystonia you have and its severity. People receiving dystonia care at Mayo Clinic have access to a number of treatments, including deep brain stimulation and botulinum toxin injections. At the Minnesota campus, treatment with selective denervation is available for people with severe dystonia.
Members of the Department of Neurology's movement disorders subspecialty group treat people with dystonia and other movement disorders and conduct research.
Expertise and rankings
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Experience. More than 1,700 people come to Mayo Clinic for dystonia care every year. Mayo Clinic has a long-standing tradition of researching and treating dystonia and other movement disorders.
Mayo Clinic neurosurgeons have experience using deep brain stimulation to treat people with dystonia. Mayo Clinic neurologists and physiatrists have experience using botulinum toxin injections to treat people with dystonia. You also may have access to clinical trials of new treatments at Mayo Clinic.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery and rehabilitation by U.S. News & World Report.
Learn more about Mayo Clinic's expertise and rankings in neurosurgery and neurology.
Locations, travel and lodging
Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.
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Costs and insurance
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.
In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
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Top ranked in the U.S.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, have been ranked among the best Neurology & Neurosurgery hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
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