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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that produces demyelination and axonal/neuronal damage, resulting in characteristic multifocal lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a variety of neurologic manifestations (Figure 1.1).
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Cohen, J.A., Rae-Grant, A. (2012). Introduction. In: Handbook of Multiple Sclerosis. Springer Healthcare, Tarporley. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-907673-50-4_1
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