4. Headache
The onset of meningoencephalitis caused by brain-eating amoeba infection may also start to present symptoms of severe headaches. Patients notice that the headache comes on suddenly, with unrelenting intensity, and it does not show any signs of dissipating. Patients may try to use traditional headache powders or tablets to provide relief. However, none of these over-the-counter medications will offer any reduction in the headache symptoms.
The headache symptoms will continue to intensify as the amoeba destroys areas of the brain. Even the use of prescription-strength anti-inflammatories and painkillers will provide little relief to the affected individual. The severe amount of inflammation caused by meningoencephalitis leads to a progression in the headache symptoms and many patients who require the doctor to put them into a forced coma to reduce the pain.
Headache symptoms are another form of neurological problems experienced by the affected individual, and they often occur due to light sensitivity. Placing a mask over the eyes of the infected individual may help to reduce symptoms of headache, but this does not work in all cases.