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PRINTER'S NO. 2110
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
466
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY SCAVELLO, GREENLEAF, DINNIMAN, STREET, FONTANA,
SABATINA, FOLMER, EICHELBERGER, ARGALL, BROWNE, BLAKE, COSTA,
BAKER, MENSCH, HUGHES, SCHWANK, KILLION, AUMENT, BREWSTER,
RAFFERTY, FARNESE AND YUDICHAK, OCTOBER 16, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 16, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of November 2018 as "Epilepsy Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Epilepsy is a neurological condition sometimes
referred to as a seizure disorder; and
WHEREAS, Epilepsy is a widely misunderstood medical
condition; and
WHEREAS, As the fourth most common neurological disorder in
the United States following migraines, stroke and Alzheimer's
disease, epilepsy affects 5 million Americans of all ages; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 200,000 new cases of epilepsy occur
each year, most often in young children or senior citizens; and
WHEREAS, One in 26 people will develop epilepsy in that
person's lifetime; and
WHEREAS, Up to 50,000 Americans die each year from seizures
and related causes, including sudden unexplained death in
epilepsy; and
WHEREAS, One in three people with epilepsy endure
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uncontrollable seizures because no available treatment is
effective; and
WHEREAS, Epilepsy is characterized by recurring seizures that
are physical reactions to sudden, brief, excessive electrical
discharges in brain cells; and
WHEREAS, These excessive electrical discharges impact the
brain, causing seizure disorders; and
WHEREAS, Seizures, often thought to be full-body convulsions,
can be brief muscle spasms or unconscious behaviors that appear
to be attention lapses; and
WHEREAS, Increasing awareness of epilepsy eases fears of the
condition and improves the lives of the millions of affected
individuals and those who care for them; and
WHEREAS, Joining in this effort will not only raise awareness
but will educate people about epilepsy and encourage the support
of epilepsy research programs that can lead to a better quality
of life for those individuals with epilepsy; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of November
2018 as "Epilepsy Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
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