“Many factors can contribute to the cognitive symptoms that isolated case reports describe.
“What we’ve come away with from this study is a reassurance for consumers to feel more confident about their statin prescription.”
While the study provides reassuring evidence for people taking statins, one of the authors said it should not be considered conclusive.
Senior author Professor Perminder Sachdev, Co-Director of CHeBA, said the evidence is “mounting”, however, that statins are beneficial for brain health.
