PRINTER'S NO. 4299
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
979
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY BIZZARRO, BOBACK, BROOKS, SONNEY, RYAN, HILL-
EVANS, BURNS, THOMAS, GALLOWAY, KINSEY, ISAACSON, MURT,
KORTZ, KENYATTA, MACKENZIE, HOWARD, T. DAVIS, BERNSTINE,
CALTAGIRONE, MILLARD, ROZZI, HEFFLEY, OWLETT, SCHLEGEL
CULVER, NEILSON, McNEILL, DEASY, READSHAW, DONATUCCI, WARREN
AND KIRKLAND, AUGUST 28, 2020
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
AUGUST 28, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of November 2020 as "National Epilepsy
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Epilepsy is a neurological condition sometimes
referred to as a seizure disorder and is characterized by
recurring seizures; and
WHEREAS, A seizure is usually defined as a sudden alteration
of behavior due to a temporary change in electrical functioning
of the brain; and
WHEREAS, Normally, the brain continuously generates tiny
electrical impulses in an orderly pattern, and these impulses
travel along neurons and throughout the whole body via chemical
messengers called neurotransmitters; and
WHEREAS, In epilepsy, the brain's electrical rhythms have a
tendency to become imbalanced, resulting in recurrent seizures;
and
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