Assertion: thalidomide | /r/Causes | nerve damage
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text: This side action was soon to appear to be insignificant compared to the catastrophic result of ingestion of the drug by women during days 35-50 of their pregnancy, but the broad dissemination of the fact that thalidomide caused nerve damage was partially responsible for alerting Frances Kelsey, the FDA medical officer responsible for evaluating thalidomide before its use in the USA, to the fact that this supposed non-toxic medicine was potentially dangerous.
text: Thalidomide is known to cause nerve damage that may be permanent.
text: Thalidomide may cause nerve damage that can be severe and permanent.