<unk>  hepatomyoencephalopathy <unk>  syndrome is the name given to a multi-system disease affecting the liver, muscle and brain which is now known to be caused by phytotoxins. After extensive investigation the culprit has been found to be the beans of a common herb in India, Cassia occidentalis. In many districts of western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Odisha and Haryana, India, outbreaks of an<unk>  “encephalopathy” syndrome, dubbed as a “mysterious disease”, have been an annual feature for many years. At least 500-700 young previously healthy children had been losing their lives every year in this region. The disease affected rural young children during the winter months of September to December, with fatality rates around 75-80%. It was first assumed it to be a kind of viral encephalitis. Many national investigating agencies failed to diagnose the entity for many years.
Acute HME syndrome
Decompression sickness
Aseptic meningitis
Brain fag syndrome
Austrian syndrome
Viral meningitis
Oculo-respiratory syndrome
Brain fever