[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12670]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 248--SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF NATIONAL 
                     BRAIN ANEURYSM AWARENESS MONTH

  Mr. KERRY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:

                              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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