Bill Text: WV SCR64 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Designating Sunday, May 6, 2018, as World Moyamoya Awareness Day
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-10 - To Health and Human Resources [SCR64 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2018-SCR64-Introduced.html
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 64
(By Senators Takubo, Rucker, and Plymale)
[Introduced March 9, 2018]
Requesting the West Virginia Legislature designate Sunday, May 6, 2018, as a day of recognition of World Moyamoya Awareness Day in West Virginia.
Whereas, Moyamoya is a rare neurovascular condition seen in children and adults in which the walls of the internal carotid arteries—the vessels that supply blood to important areas of the brain—become thickened and narrowed, reducing blood flow; and
Whereas, This blockage of flow puts patients at great risk of transient ischemic attacks and strokes; and
Whereas, Moyamoya is not a well-known disease and can often go misdiagnosed or undetected; and
Whereas, While there is no known medical treatment capable of reversing or stabilizing progression of Moyamoya syndrome it can progress quickly; and
Whereas, Moyamoya syndrome is more common in children and has higher prevalence in children diagnosed with sickle cell disease or trisomy 21 (Down syndrome); and
Whereas, Awareness is the key to saving lives and early detection and diagnosis provides patients with Moyamoya the best chance of survival; and
Whereas, The good health and wellbeing of the residents of the state are enhanced as a direct result of increased awareness about Moyamoya and research into early detection, causes, and effective treatments; and
Whereas, West Virginia will be aligned with World Moyamoya Day on May 6th to bring awareness to the public and the medical community, prompting early diagnosis; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature designates Sunday, May 6, 2018, as a day of recognition of World Moyamoya Awareness Day in West Virginia; and, be it
Further Resolved, That all citizens are urged to take cognizance of this event and participate fittingly in its observance.
