Can malaria cause blindness?

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Dr Yusuf Mohammad

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Research is suggestive that neurologic defects may occasionally persist following cerebral malaria, especially in children. Such defects include trouble with movements (ataxia), palsies, speech difficulties, deafness, and blindness.

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