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Is there a connection between peripheral neuropathy and high cholesterol?
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No: There is in general no clear connection with high cholesterol. There is a rare peripheral neuropathy that is the first clinical expression of cholesterol emboli syndrome (ces).
Answered 11/26/2013
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No: High cholesterol causes vascular disease which can cause ischemia to tissues but not neuropathy.
Answered 12/16/2014
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