Bill Text: IL HR1307 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Illinoisans participating this November in National Epilepsy Awareness Month and recognizes the efforts of those researching a cure.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-27 - Resolution Adopted [HR1307 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1307-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Epilepsy, a
chronic disorder that is | ||||||
| 3 | characterized by unprovoked and recurring seizures, is the | ||||||
| 4 | fourth most common neurological disorder and affects people of | ||||||
| 5 | all
ages; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Approximately one in 26 people will develop | ||||||
| 7 | epilepsy at some point in their life; according to an August | ||||||
| 8 | 2017 study from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, | ||||||
| 9 | at least 3.4 million people in the U.S. live with seizures, | ||||||
| 10 | including 470,000 children; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, The cause of epilepsy is unknown in half of those | ||||||
| 12 | who will develop the disease; genetic testing, which could help | ||||||
| 13 | identify the cause of epilepsy in some cases, is
not yet | ||||||
| 14 | available for many types of epilepsy; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Despite its
prevalence, epilepsy is one of the | ||||||
| 16 | least understood major, chronic medical conditions; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, More people have epilepsy than cerebral palsy, | ||||||
| 18 | multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's
disease combined; epilepsy | ||||||
| 19 | most commonly affects the very young and very old; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, The mortality rate of those with epilepsy is up to | ||||||
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| 1 | three times higher than the rate of
the general population; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Epilepsy has a strong association with | ||||||
| 3 | depression; more than one of every three
persons with epilepsy | ||||||
| 4 | will develop a mood disorder; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Thirty to 40% of those with epilepsy have seizures | ||||||
| 6 | that will not respond to
treatment or have medication that does | ||||||
| 7 | not work well enough; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Epilepsy costs the nation $15.5 billion dollars in | ||||||
| 9 | health care costs and losses in
employment, wages, and | ||||||
| 10 | productivity; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 12 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 13 | congratulate Illinoisans participating this November in | ||||||
| 14 | National Epilepsy Awareness Month and recognize the efforts of | ||||||
| 15 | those researching a cure.
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