Items Tagged ‘acute flaccid myelitis’
January 25, 2021
Mayo Clinic Research in the news — 1/25/2021
From acupuncture, breast cancer, diabetes, euthyroid … all the way to Zika, Mayo Clinic research and experts are featured in the news. Also find COVID-19 observations, advice and findings. The Rochester Epidemiology Project: “The greatest medical resource you’ve never heard of” Rochester Magazine, 1/22/2021 The Rochester Epidemiology Project has changed the way we view ADHD. […]
Tags: acupuncture, acute flaccid myelitis, ADHD, Alzheimer's disease, amyloidosis, artificial intelligence, biomarkers, breast cancer, Brent Bauer, cancer, cancer genomics, cannabidiol (CBD)
December 21, 2018
MOG antibody-associated spinal cord inflammation can mimic acute flaccid myelitis
By Advancing the Science contributor 
Mayo Clinic researchers report that spinal cord inflammation associated with an antibody to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein can mimic acute flaccid myelitis, a rare but serious disease linked to certain viruses that particularly affects children and can result in paralysis. The researchers show that detecting the MOG antibody has important treatment and prognostic implications. The findings […]
Tags: acute flaccid myelitis, Divyanshu Dubey, Eoin Flanagan, MOG antibody, neurology, pathology, radiology, transverse myelitis
November 8, 2018
MS or not MS? Mayo Clinic Neuroimmunology Lab answers the question
By Advancing the Science contributor
In 2017, Mayo Clinic launched a first-in-the-U.S. clinical test to help patients with some autoimmune disorders get the right diagnosis faster. The test defines a new form of inflammatory demyelinating disease, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) autoimmunity, which is distinct from multiple sclerosis (MS), with which it is commonly confused. The test uses live cells to […]
Tags: acute flaccid myelitis, Andrew McKeon, biomarkers, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, MOG antibody, multiple sclerosis, neuroimmunology, neurology, Sean Pittock, transverse myelitis, Vanda Lennon