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          Bill No:  SCR 11
          Author:   Fuller (R)
          Amended:  As introduced
          Vote:     21

           
           SUBJECT  :    Chiari Malformation Awareness Month

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution declares the month of September 2015  
          as Chiari Malformation Awareness Month.

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1.Chiari Malformation is a serious neurological disorder  
            affecting more than 300,000 people in the United States and  
            was first identified by Austrian pathologist Professor Hans  
            Chiari in the 1890s. 

          2.Chiari Malformation is a congenital malformation in which the  
            bottom of the brain, known as the cerebellum, is crowded in  
            the skull cavity and forces the lower tips of the cerebellar  
            hemispheres, or tonsils, into the hole in the bottom of the  
            skull, or foramen magnum. 

          3.Chiari Malformations are defects in the cerebellum, the part  
            of the brain that controls balance.  Individuals who have  
            Chiari Malformation may often have related conditions, such as  
            hydrocephalus, spina bifida, syringomyelia, tethered spinal  
            cord syndrome, and spinal curvature. 
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          4.The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of  
            the National Institute of Health is conducting research to  
            find alternative surgical options and identify the cause of  
            Chiari Malformations to create improved treatment and  
            prevention plans. 

          This resolution declares September 2015 as Chiari Malformation  
          Awareness Month. 

           Prior Legislation
           
          SCR 106 (Fuller, Resolution Chapter 136, Statutes of 2014)  
          proclaimed September 2014 as Chiari Malformation Awareness  
          Month.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No


          JA:j  1/27/15   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  NONE RECEIVED

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