III 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 248 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 1, 2011 Mr. Kerry (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions September 23, 2011 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Supporting the goals and ideals of National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month.

Whereas a brain aneurysm is an abnormal saccular or fusiform bulging of an artery in the brain; Whereas an estimated 1 out of every 50 people in the United States will develop a brain aneurysm; Whereas brain aneurysms are most likely to occur in people between the ages of 35 and 60; Whereas brain aneurysms are more likely to occur in women than in men by a 3-to-2 ratio; Whereas brain aneurysms are more likely to occur in African-Americans than in Whites by a 2-to-1 ratio; Whereas various risk factors can contribute to the formation of a brain aneurysm, including infection, tumors, traumatic head injury, drug use, smoking, hypertension, and a family history of brain aneurysms; Whereas approximately 6,000,000 people in the United States will develop a brain aneurysm that will not rupture; Whereas an unruptured brain aneurysm can lead to fatigue, short-term memory problems, speech problems, loss of balance and coordination, and changes in behavior; Whereas a brain aneurysm is often discovered when it ruptures and causes a subarachnoid hemorrhage; Whereas a subarachnoid hemorrhage can lead to brain damage, hydrocephalus, stroke, and death; Whereas annually more than 30,000 people in the United States suffer from ruptured brain aneurysms; Whereas annually between 3,000 and 4,500 people in the United States with ruptured brain aneurysms die before reaching the hospital; Whereas a number of advancements have been made in recent years regarding the detection of aneurysms, including the computerized tomography scan, the magnetic resonance imaging test, and the cerebral arteriogram; Whereas September is an appropriate month to designate as “National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month”; and Whereas various research studies are currently being conducted in the United States in order to better understand, prevent, and treat brain aneurysms: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1)supports the goals and ideals of National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month; and (2)continues to support research to prevent and treat brain aneurysms.