statins might cause peripheral neuropathy

July 2002

Researchers now suspect that 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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