Submitted on Thursday 11th August 2016
Rejected on Friday 12th August 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Change Fibromyalgia WHO classification from musculoskeletal to Neurological
Fibromyalgia has been reported for a long time now, to in fact be a Neurological illness (with similar snonymous symtpoms as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) as per collective peer reviewed research papers. 2.7 million + people who have this, think that it's about time the WHO changed the classification.
"Fibromyalgia is characterised by abnormalities that appear to be related to hippocampal dysfunction, including hyperactivity of both corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons and the sympathetic nervous system, impaired declarative memory, and enhanced NMDA receptor-mediated nociception. Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Central Role for the Hippocampus—A Theoretical Construct (2004)
Patrick B. Wood
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The disease classifications used by the WHO are its responsibility, not the responsibility of the Government or Parliament.
You may wish to contact the WHO directly to ask for this change: http://www.who.int/en/
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