title: Diagnosis and management of acute encephalitis: A practical approach.
abstract: Encephalitis results in considerable morbidity and mortality in the United States and worldwide. Neurologists are often consulted or directly care for patients with encephalitis admitted to the hospital and must be able to discriminate between encephalitis and the many conditions that mimic it. Moreover, neurologists must be familiar with the myriad causes of encephalitis in order to develop a practical approach to diagnostic testing and treatment. An understanding of recent advances in management, particularly with respect to autoimmune etiologies and critical care approaches, is equally important. Here, we summarize a general approach to the care of adult patients with encephalitis.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Encephalitis Center, Department of Neurology (AV, RG), and the Departments of Anaesthesiology-Critical Care Medicine, Neurosurgery, and Medicine (RG), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venkatesan
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Encephalitis Center, Department of Neurology (AV, RG), and the Departments of Anaesthesiology-Critical Care Medicine, Neurosurgery, and Medicine (RG), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Romergryko G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Geocadin
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