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Review
. 2006 Mar 4;332(7540):525-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7540.525.

Diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis

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Diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis

T J Murray. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Magnetic resonance imaging scan of brain of patient with multiple sclerosis. White lesions in white matter (arrow) caused by destruction of myelin sheaths Credit: COMO-UNIQUE/CUSTOM MEDICAL STOCK/SPL

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