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Summary
ME is not Medically Unexplained Symptoms "M.E. is not MUS, and categorising it as such contradicts the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Diseases, which states that M.E. is a neurological condition."


 * M.E. must continue to be classified as neurological - Action for ME

Some of you have got in touch to tell us that you are being challenged by your healthcare professional as to the validity of your M.E. diagnosis, and instead being told that you have MUS. ... We would advise anyone faced with this to make it clear that:

M.E. is not MUS, and categorising it as such contradicts the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Diseases, which states that M.E. is a neurological condition. A considerable body of published, peer-reviewed evidence, as comprehensively referenced by the 2015 Institute of Medicine report, indicates growing evidence of potential neurological, immunological and endocrinological biomarkers in M.E." - Action for ME M.E. must continue to be classified as neurological source

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