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          Date of Hearing:   July 9, 2015


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                Richard Gordon, Chair


          SCR  
          11 (Fuller) - As Introduced January 16, 2015


          SENATE VOTE:  37-0


          SUBJECT:  Chiari Malformation Awareness Month.


          SUMMARY:  Declares the month of September 2015 as Chiari  
          Malformation Awareness Month.  Specifically, 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  








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            cord syndrome, and spinal curvature. 

          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. 
          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:




          Support


          None on file




          Opposition


          None on file




          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916)  
          319-2800














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