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There was a famous comedian who caught fire. he died of ms a few years ago. were his cocaine use and ms related?
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No: No correlation. Prior used to also drink a lot. His habits might have made his MS worse to control but they didn't cause it.
Answered 1/12/2015
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NOT DIRECTLY: Cocaine does not cause MS, but could be a significant co-morbidity, and cause additional neurological symptoms, such as arteritis of brain blood vessels.
Answered 9/27/2014
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