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                                                                  SCR 106
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          Date of Hearing:   August 21, 2014

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                   SCR 106 (Fuller) - As Introduced:  April 1, 2014

           SENATE VOTE  :   35-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Chiari Malformation Awareness Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Declares the month of September 2014 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  
            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
           








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