whether statins cause memory problems
March 2002
Patients are asking whether statins cause memory problems.
This is being spurred by prominent news reports that Mevacor, Zocor, etc might cause muddled thinking or memory loss.
These reports often note the fact that cholesterol is the most common organic molecule in the brain. They go on to say that using a statin to lower cholesterol might affect cognition.
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