Bill Text: TX HR1070 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing September 2011 as Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month in Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-06 - Reported enrolled [HR1070 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1070-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing September 2011 as Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month in Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-06 - Reported enrolled [HR1070 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1070-Introduced.html
82R15904 MGR-D | ||
By: Truitt | H.R. No. 1070 |
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WHEREAS, An estimated six million people in the United States | ||
have an unruptured brain aneurysm, representing nearly one in 50 | ||
Americans; and | ||
WHEREAS, A brain aneurysm is a weak, bulging spot on the wall | ||
of a brain artery, usually between an eighth of an inch to an inch in | ||
size, that forms from continuous wear and tear on the arterial walls | ||
over an extended period of time; though most aneurysms do not | ||
rupture, a ruptured aneurysm is a very dangerous occurrence | ||
associated with cerebral hemorrhage, high rates of mortality, and | ||
disability; about 40 percent of ruptures are fatal, and of those who | ||
survive, about two-thirds will suffer some permanent neurological | ||
deficit; and | ||
WHEREAS, Most prevalent in people ages 35 to 60, brain | ||
aneurysms can also be found in children; each year, half a million | ||
deaths worldwide can be attributed to brain aneurysms, and women | ||
are somewhat more likely than men to be at risk; and | ||
WHEREAS, Like heart attacks, brain aneurysm ruptures can | ||
occur without warning; risk factors include smoking, hypertension, | ||
drug use, traumatic head injuries, congenital abnormalities, and | ||
family history; because of the severity of ruptures, accurate early | ||
diagnosis is critical, and it can be performed through noninvasive | ||
imaging and screening techniques; unfortunately, too many | ||
aneurysms are ignored until it is too late, and misdiagnosis is | ||
still all too common, but such organizations as The Brain Aneurysm | ||
Foundation are doing commendable work to unite the medical | ||
community, government, and the public in favor of conducting | ||
crucial research minimizing the toll that brain aneurysms take on | ||
our society; and | ||
WHEREAS, Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month is an effort to call | ||
attention to the devastating effects of brain aneurysms, to help | ||
educate people about the importance of early detection, and to | ||
provide support to those facing treatment and recovery; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize September 2011 as Brain Aneurysm | ||
Awareness Month and encourage all Texans to learn more about this | ||
serious health matter. |