Print Departments and specialties Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery. Departments that treat this condition Infectious Diseases Neuro-infectious Diseases Neurology Pediatric Rehabilitation Areas that research this condition Neurology Research By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an appointment Diagnosis & treatment Oct. 17, 2024 Print Related Managing Meningitis Mayo Clinic Minute: Meningitis 101 for college students Meningitis Associated Procedures CT scan Lumbar puncture (spinal tap) X-ray News from Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic Minute: What new college students should know about bacterial meningitis Aug. 27, 2024, 04:00 p.m. CDT Meningococcal disease on the rise in the US April 11, 2024, 02:30 p.m. CDT Products & Services A Book: Mayo Clinic Family Health Book Newsletter: Mayo Clinic Health Letter — Digital Edition Show more products and services from Mayo Clinic MeningitisSymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentDoctors&departments Research: It's all about patients Show transcript for video Research: It's all about patients [MUSIC PLAYING] Joseph Sirven, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic: Mayo's mission is about the patient. The patient comes first. So the mission and research here is to advance how we can best help the patient, how to make sure the patient comes first in care. So in many ways, it's a cycle. It can start with as simple as an idea worked on in a laboratory, brought to the patient bedside, and if everything goes right — and let's say it's helpful or beneficial — then brought on as a standard approach. And I think that is one of the unique characteristics of Mayo's approach to research — that patient-centeredness — that really helps to put it in its own spotlight. CON-20155111 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Meningitis