Neuromyelitis optica Care at Mayo Clinic
Neuromyelitis optica care at Mayo Clinic
- Your Mayo Clinic care team. Mayo Clinic's multidisciplinary approach ensures that you have a team of specialists collaborating on all aspects of your care. Doctors trained in brain and nervous system conditions (neurologists), eye and nervous system conditions (neuro-ophthalmologists), and physical medicine and rehabilitation (physiatrists) are part of the care team. They work with doctors in pain medicine, laboratory medicine and other areas to evaluate and treat people with NMO and related conditions.
- Advanced care. Mayo Clinic researchers discovered a specific marker of NMO, an antibody called aquaporin-4-immunoglobulin G (AQP4-IgG). This antibody helps with the diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica. It also can help distinguish NMO from multiple sclerosis.
Expertise and rankings
Experience. Each year, Mayo Clinic doctors diagnose and treat adults and children with neuromyelitis optica and other central nervous system conditions, including multiple sclerosis, optic neuritis, transverse myelitis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. Mayo Clinic doctors care for people with NMO on-site or through coordination with individuals' local healthcare professionals.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, ranks among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery and is ranked high performing for ophthalmology in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings.
Learn more about Mayo Clinic's neurology department's expertise and rankings.
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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