Causes, Symptoms and Treatment: Acute Encephalitis Syndrome or 'Chamki Bukhar'

Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, which is reeling under an outbreak of brain fever, taking the toll to 69 this month, with officials maintaining the death were due to hypoglycemia.
All the victims have fallen prey to hypoglycemia, a condition caused by a very low level of blood sugar and electrolyte imbalance, they said.
The 69 children died in two hospitals of Muzaffarpur, one of which was visited by state Health Minister Mangal Pandey during the day.