coordination, weakness and speech problems; and
WHEREAS, A brain aneurysm is often discovered when it
ruptures and causes a subarachnoid hemorrhage; and
WHEREAS, A subarachnoid hemorrhage can lead to brain damage,
hydrocephalus, stroke and death; and
WHEREAS, Each year more than 30,000 individuals in the United
States suffer from ruptured brain aneurysms and 40% of these
individuals die as a result; and
WHEREAS, Annually, between 3,000 and 4,500 individuals in the
United States with ruptured brain aneurysms die before reaching
the hospital; and
WHEREAS, Early detection can save lives and a number of
advancements have been made in recent years regarding the
detection of aneurysms, including the computerized tomography
(CT) scan, the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test and the
cerebral arteriogram; and
WHEREAS, Various research studies are currently being
conducted in the United States in order to better understand,
prevent and treat brain aneurysms; and
WHEREAS, Brain aneurysm survivors, their families and
friends, along with families and friends who have lost a loved
one to a brain aneurysm, are working tirelessly across this
Commonwealth to raise funding for research studies; and
WHEREAS, The annual Pittsburgh Brain Aneurysm Awareness 5K
Walk/Run was established in 2013 as an additional resource for
those efforts; and
WHEREAS, The fifth annual Pittsburgh Brain Aneurysm Awareness
5K Walk/Run is being held at Pittsburgh's North Shore Riverfront
Great Lawn on Saturday, September 22, 2018; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of September
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