[retinaros]

if the worms are in the brain the man is likely not fine and won't ever be like before

[tim-tday]

The brain is remarkably good at recovering from injury and mapping functions around damaged areas. There have been dozens of reported cases of massive one time injuries that people are able to recover from. Kill the worms and I bet he makes a full recovery.

[dlcarrier]

Half the time, there aren't any symptoms at all: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4621219/

[retinaros]

I guess the symptoms might be super hard to identify. llike a cognitive decline on some functions.

[dlcarrier]

Most of the time it's seizures, with headaches the second most common symptoms. Cognitive decline is a distant third and relatively rare.

Thru don't consume brain tissue or even live very long in the brain. The biggest problem is that cysts form around them, which can apply pressure.