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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SCR 163
          Author:   Fuller (R), et al.
          Introduced:8/3/16  
          Vote:     21  

           SUBJECT:   Chiari Malformation Awareness Month


          SOURCE:    Author


          DIGEST:          This resolution declares the month of September 2016  
          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.


          2)Chiari Malformations are defects in the cerebellum, the part  
            of the brain that controls balance, and this creates pressure  
            on the cerebellum and brain stem and may block the normal flow  
            of cerebral spinal fluid to and from the brain.


          3)Symptoms usually appear during adolescence or early adulthood  
            and can include severe head and neck pain, vertigo, muscle  
            weakness, balance problems, blurred or double vision,  
            difficulty swallowing, and sleep apnea.


          4)The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of  
            the National Institute of Health is conducting research to  








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            find alternative surgical options and identify the cause of  
            Chiari Malformations to create improved treatment and  
            prevention plans.


          This resolution declares September 2016 as Chiari Malformation  
          Awareness Month.


          Prior Legislation


          SCR 11 (Fuller, Resolution Chapter 126, Statutes of 2015)  
          declared the month of September 2015 as Chiari Malformation  
          Awareness Month.


          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No


          SUPPORT:   (Verified8/8/16)


          None received


          OPPOSITION:   (Verified8/8/16)


          None received





          Prepared by:  Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          8/10/16 15:40:23


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