A resolution designating September 2019 as "National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month".

Bill: 116-sres-354
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-09-26
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Commemorative events and holidays

Health promotion and preventive care

Medical research

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Neurological disorders
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5760; text: CR S5756)

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution designates September 2019 as National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month and expresses support for continued research to prevent, detect, and treat brain aneurysms.</p>

tv_txt: III 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 354 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26, 2019 Mr. Markey (for himself and Mrs. Hyde-Smith ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating September 2019 as National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month .

Whereas saccular, fusiform, and dissecting aneurysms are bulging, weakened areas in the wall of an artery in the brain; Whereas an estimated 1 out of every 50 individuals in the United States has a brain aneurysm; Whereas brain aneurysms are most likely to occur in individuals between the ages of 35 and 60; Whereas there are typically no warning signs before the occurrence of a brain aneurysm; Whereas brain aneurysms are more likely to occur in women than in men by a 3 to 2 ratio; Whereas young and middle-aged African Americans have a higher risk of brain aneurysm rupture compared to young and middle-aged Caucasians in the United States; Whereas the combined lost wages of survivors of a brain aneurysm rupture and their caretakers for 1 year is an estimated $149,936,118; Whereas various risk factors can contribute to the formation of a brain aneurysm, including smoking, hypertension, and a family history of brain aneurysms; Whereas an unruptured brain aneurysm can lead to double vision, vision loss, loss of sensation, weakness, loss of balance, incoordination, and speech problems; Whereas a brain aneurysm is often discovered when it ruptures and causes a subarachnoid hemorrhage; Whereas a subarachnoid hemorrhage can lead to brain damage, hydrocephalus, stroke, and death; Whereas, each year, more than 30,000 individuals in the United States suffer from ruptured brain aneurysms, approximately 50 percent of whom die as a result; Whereas, annually, between 3,000 and 4,500 individuals in the United States with ruptured brain aneurysms die before reaching the hospital; Whereas a number of advancements have been made in recent years regarding the detection of brain aneurysms, including the computerized tomography scan, the magnetic resonance imaging test, and the cerebral arteriogram; Whereas early detection of brain aneurysms can save lives; Whereas, as of 2019, various research studies are being conducted in the United States in order to better understand, prevent, and treat brain aneurysms; Whereas the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, a nonprofit organization, remains a globally recognized leader for brain aneurysm awareness, education, support, advocacy, and research funding; and Whereas the month of September is an appropriate month to designate as National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month : Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) designates September 2019 as National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month ; and (2) continues to support research to prevent, detect, and treat brain aneurysms.