PRINTER'S NO. 4520
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1049
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY POLINCHOCK, BURNS, CAUSER, SCHLEGEL CULVER,
LONGIETTI, MILLARD, PICKETT, READSHAW AND WEBSTER,
OCTOBER 16, 2020
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 16, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of October 2020 as "Dysautonomia Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Dysautonomia is a group of medical conditions that
result in a malfunction of the autonomic nervous system, which
is responsible for "automatic" bodily functions, such as
respiration, heart rate, blood pressure, digestion and
temperature control; and
WHEREAS, Some forms of dysautonomia are considered rare
diseases, including Multiple System Atrophy and Pure Autonomic
Failure, while other forms of dysautonomia are common, impacting
millions of people in the United States and around the world,
including Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy, Neurocardiogenic
Syncope and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome; and
WHEREAS, Dysautonomia impacts people of any age, gender, race
or background, including many individuals living in this
Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Some forms of dysautonomia can be very disabling and
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