Best Doctors for Encephalitis Treatment in Visakhapatnam

Encephalitisis called the inflammation of the brain, leading to swelling of the brain. There are various types of encephalitis, like arbovirus encephalitis, bacterial encephalitis, viral encephalitis, and fungal encephalitis. The encephalitis will be caused due to various reasons like drowsiness, confusion, headache, high fever, neck stiffness, fatigue, vomiting and nausea, loss of consciousness, and seizure. When there is autoimmune encephalitis, the symptoms will be memory problems, extreme anger, other personality changes, weakness, loss of movement in certain body parts, and speech problems. The encephalitis will be diagnosed based on the physical examination, blood tests like complete blood count, CT scan, comprehensive metabolic panel, magnetoencephalography(MEG), neurological examination, MRI scan, and lumbar puncture. The treatment advised for encephalitis will be through medications, tube feeding, as it causes loss of consciousness, mechanical ventilation, mental health support, speech therapy, plasmapheresis for autoimmune encephalitis, and physiotherapy.