Diagnosing Anti-MOG Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

“There are many different models for how we treat autoimmune or autoinflammatory brain disease—care has to be multi-disciplinary. Many of us now have multidisciplinary clinics where we’re actually seeing the patients together, discussing them in real time with rheumatology, neurology, psychiatry and neuropsychology, speech and physical medicine,” Dr. Wells said. “Keeping in mind that multi-disciplinary approach really serves these patients.”

Thomas R. Collins is a freelance writer living in South Florida.

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