statins might cause peripheral neuropathy
July 2002
Researchers now suspect statins might cause peripheral neuropathy.
Keep this in perspective. The risk of NEUROPATHY from a statin is probably less than the risk of MYOPATHY.
Researchers speculate that statins might cause neuropathy by inhibiting cholesterol synthesis and affecting nerve cell membranes.
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