[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14261]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                NATIONAL BRAIN ANEURYSM AWARENESS MONTH

  Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the 
HELP Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 248 
and the Senate proceed to its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 248) supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. I ask unanimous consent the resolution be 
agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any 
statements relating to the matter be placed in the Record as if read.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 248) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 248

       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
         Resolved, 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.

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