RT Book, Section A1 Jameson, J. Larry A1 Fauci, Anthony S. A1 Kasper, Dennis L. A1 Hauser, Stephen L. A1 Longo, Dan L. A1 Loscalzo, Joseph SR Print(0) ID 1167069213 T1 Multiple Sclerosis T2 Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 20e YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260455342 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1167069213 RD 2024/03/28 AB Characterized by inflammation, selective destruction of CNS myelin, and neurodegeneration; peripheral nervous system is spared. Pathologically, the multifocal scarred lesions of multiple sclerosis (MS) are termed plaques. Etiology is autoimmune, with susceptibility determined by genetic and environmental factors. MS affects >900,000 in the United States and 3 million worldwide; onset is often in early to middle adulthood, and women are affected three times as often as men.