3. Neurological Changes
As the brain-eating amoeba starts to induce meningoencephalitis, the patient may begin to experience the onset of neurological changes in the brain. As the amoeba rots away brain tissue and causes a massive amount of inflammation, it starts to affect the central nervous system, as well as the neural pathways in the brain.
As a result of these neurological changes, the patient may start to notice that they experience a disruption in their senses. The affected individual may notice that their sense of smell starts to change, and they may either experience a heightened sense of smell or loss of sense of smell, depending on the area of the brain the amoeba starts to destroy.
The patient may also develop changes in taste, with the most common symptoms related to this part of the infection being taste of sweet and sour flavors. As the condition progresses, patients start to develop sensitivity to light, which causes pain in the eyes and the onset of a headache.