[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 176 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 176

   Designating September 2015 as ``National Brain Aneurysm Awareness 
                                Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 11, 2015

   Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Durbin) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Designating September 2015 as ``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 has a brain 
        aneurysm;
Whereas brain aneurysms are most likely to occur in people between the ages of 
        35 and 60, and there are typically no warning signs;
Whereas brain aneurysms are more likely to occur in women than in men by a 3-to-
        2 ratio;
Whereas young and middle-aged African-Americans have a higher risk of brain 
        aneurysm rupture compared to Caucasian Americans;
Whereas, based on a 2004 study, the most recent year with readily available 
        data, the combined lost wages of survivors of a brain aneurysm rupture 
        and their caretakers for 1 year were $138,000,000;
Whereas various risk factors can contribute to the formation of a brain 
        aneurysm, including smoking, hypertension, and a family history of brain 
        aneurysms;
Whereas approximately 6,000,000 people in the United States have a brain 
        aneurysm;
Whereas an unruptured brain aneurysm can lead to double vision, vision loss, 
        loss of sensation, weakness, loss of balance, incoordination, and speech 
        problems;
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, each year, more than 30,000 people in the United States suffer from 
        ruptured brain aneurysms, 50 percent of whom die as a result;
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, and early 
        detection can save lives;
Whereas various research studies are currently being conducted in the United 
        States in order to better understand, prevent, and treat brain 
        aneurysms;
Whereas the United States spends only $1.30 per person for research each year on 
        the approximately 6,000,000 people of the United States who suffer from 
        brain aneurysms; and
Whereas the month of September would be an appropriate month to designate as 
        ``National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates September 2015 as ``National Brain Aneurysm 
        Awareness Month''; and
            (2) continues to support research to prevent, detect, and 
        treat brain aneurysms.
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