,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,himes 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,lee of      
,california1 and ,mrs4 ,beatty7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,,resolution     
,expressing the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives with respect to        
childhood stroke and recognizing ,may   
#bjac as ,national ,pediatric ,stroke   
,awareness ,month4  ,whereas a stroke1  
also known as cerebrovascular disease1  
is an acute neurologic injury that      
occurs when the blood supply to a part  
of the brain is interrupted by a clot in
 the artery or a burst of the artery2   
,whereas a stroke is a medical emergency
 that can cause permanent neurologic    
damage or even death if not promptly    
diagnosed and treated2 ,whereas stroke  
occurs in approximately #a out of every 
#c1ejj live births1 and affects nearly  
#e out of every #ajj1jjj children age   

#ai and under each year2 ,whereas a     
stroke can occur before birth2 ,whereas 
stroke is among the top #ab causes of   
death for children between the ages of  
#a and #ad in the ,united ,states2      
,whereas between #bj percent and #dj    
percent of children die as a result of a
 stroke2 ,whereas stroke recurs in #aj  
percent of children who have previously 
experienced a stroke2 ,whereas the death
 rate for children who experience a     
stroke before the age of #a year is the 
highest out of all child age groups2    
,whereas treatment of stroke in adults  
using thrombolytic therapy within #c to 
#f hours of the onset of symptoms is the
 cornerstone of acute stroke treatment1 
but thrombolytic therapy is generally   
not recommended in children2 ,whereas   
approximately #fj percent of infants and
 children who have a pediatric stroke   
will have serious1 permanent            
neurological disabilities1 including    
paralysis1 seizures1 speech and vision  
problems1 and attention1 learning1 and  

behavioral difficulties2 ,whereas those 
disabilities may require ongoing        
physical therapy and surgeries2 ,whereas
 the permanent health concerns and      
treatments resulting from strokes that  
occur during childhood and young        
adulthood have a considerable impact on 
children1 families1 and society2        
,whereas not enough is known about the  
cause1 treatment1 and prevention of     
pediatric stroke2 ,whereas medical      
research is the only means by which the 
people of the ,united ,states can       
identify and develop effective treatment
 and prevention strategies for pediatric
 stroke2 and ,whereas early diagnosis   
and treatment of pediatric stroke       
greatly improves the chances that the   
affected child will recover and not     
experience a recurrence3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 recognizes     
,national ,pediatric ,stroke ,awareness 
,month2  7#b7 urges the people of the   
,united ,states to support the efforts1 

programs1 services1 and advocacy of     
organizations that work to enhance      
public awareness of pediatric stroke2   
7#c7 supports the work of the ,national 
,institutes of ,health in pursuit of    
medical progress on the matter of       
pediatric stroke2 and  7#d7 urges       
continued coordination and cooperation  
between the ,federal ,government1 ,state
 and local governments1 researchers1    
families1 and the public to improve     
treatments and prognoses for children   
who suffer strokes4