Autoimmune encephalitis

Autoimmune encephalitis care at Mayo Clinic

Your Mayo Clinic care team

Mayo Clinic's multidisciplinary team of experts includes specialists in multiple sclerosis and autoimmune neurology, neuroimmunology, movement disorders, behavioral neurology, neuropsychology, brain rehabilitation, and epilepsy. Depending on your symptoms, your team also may include experts who specialize in laboratory medicine and pathology, infectious diseases, oncology, cardiovascular medicine, psychiatry and psychology, and obstetrics and gynecology.

Advanced diagnosis and treatment

Autoimmune encephalitis diagnosis is complex. An accurate diagnosis from autoimmune encephalitis specialists is necessary to get the right treatment. At Mayo Clinic, autoimmune encephalitis neurologists and other specialists, including autoimmune neurologists, help diagnose and treat autoimmune encephalitis. Autoimmune encephalitis specialists provide a comprehensive set of diagnostic tests and begin treatment as soon as autoimmune encephalitis is suspected.

Mayo Clinic Laboratories was one of the first centers to offer an autoimmune encephalitis panel to check for antibodies and test for autoimmune encephalitis.

Expertise and rankings

Every year, Mayo Clinic experts treat more than 1,000 people with encephalitis, including autoimmune encephalitis.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona., rank among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery and for cancer in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked the No. 1 hospital in Minnesota, and the five-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2024–2025 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings. With the emphasis on collaborative care, specialists interact very closely with their colleagues across all sites.

Learn more about Mayo Clinic's neurology department's expertise and rankings.

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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