PRINTER'S NO. 4297
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
974
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, BOBACK, BURNS, CAUSER, SCHLEGEL CULVER,
ECKER, FREEMAN, HILL-EVANS, JONES, LONGIETTI, MOUL, MURT,
RYAN, SCHMITT, SONNEY, STAATS, YOUNGBLOOD, KINSEY, NEILSON,
READSHAW, BROWN AND GAYDOS, AUGUST 28, 2020
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
AUGUST 28, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of September 2020 as "Brain Aneurysm
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, An estimated 1 out of every 50 people in the United
States has a brain aneurysm; and
WHEREAS, Brain aneurysms are most likely to occur in
individuals between 35 and 60 years of age and there are
typically no warning signs; and
WHEREAS, Brain aneurysms are more likely to occur in women
than in men by a three-to-two ratio; and
WHEREAS, Various risk factors can contribute to the formation
of a brain aneurysm, including smoking, hypertension and a
family history of brain aneurysms; and
WHEREAS, An estimated 6 million people in the United States
have a brain aneurysm; and
WHEREAS, An unruptured brain aneurysm can lead to double
vision, vision loss, loss of sensation, loss of balance and
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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; therefore be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of September 2020 as "Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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