,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4  
,himes 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,lee (          
,cali=nia1 & ,mrs4 ,beatty7 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives ) respect to *ildhood
 /roke & recogniz+ ,may #bjac z         
,national ,p$iatric ,/roke ,aw>5ess     
,mon?4  ,:]eas a /roke1 also kn[n z     
c]ebrovascul> disease1 is an acute      
neurologic injury t occurs :5 ! blood   
supply to a "p ( ! bra9 is int]rupt$ by 
a clot 9 ! art]y or a bur/ ( ! art]y2   
,:]eas a /roke is a m$ical em]g5cy t c  
cause p]man5t neurologic damage or ev5  
dea? if n promptly diagnos$ & treat$2   
,:]eas /roke occurs 9 approximately #a  
out ( e #c1ejj live bir?s1 & affects    
ne>ly #e out ( e #ajj1jjj *ildr5 age #ai
 & "u ea* ye>2 ,:]eas a /roke c occur   
be=e bir?2 ,:]eas /roke is among ! top  
#ab causes ( dea? = *ildr5 betwe5 ! ages

 ( #a & #ad 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas   
betwe5 #bj p]c5t & #dj p]c5t ( *ildr5   
die z a result ( a /roke2 ,:]eas /roke  
recurs 9 #aj p]c5t ( *ildr5 :o h        
previ\sly exp]i5c$ a /roke2 ,:]eas !    
dea? rate = *ildr5 :o exp]i5ce a /roke  
be=e ! age ( #a ye> is ! highe/ out (   
all *ild age gr\ps2 ,:]eas treatm5t (   
/roke 9 adults us+ ?rombolytic !rapy )9 
#c to #f h\rs ( ! onset ( symptoms is ! 
corn]/one ( acute /roke treatm5t1 b     
?rombolytic !rapy is g5]ally n recomm5d$
 9 *ildr52 ,:]eas approximately #fj     
p]c5t ( infants & *ildr5 :o h a p$iatric
 /roke w h s]i\s1 p]man5t neurological  
disabilities1 includ+ p>alysis1         
seizures1 spee* & vision problems1 &    
att5tion1 le>n+1 & behavioral           
difficulties2 ,:]eas ^? disabilities may
 require ongo+ physical !rapy &         
surg]ies2 ,:]eas ! p]man5t heal? conc]ns
 & treatm5ts result+ f /rokes t occur   
dur+ *ildhood & "y adul?ood h a         
consid]able impact on *ildr51 families1 
& society2 ,:]eas n en\gh is kn[n ab\t !

 cause1 treatm5t1 & prev5tion ( p$iatric
 /roke2 ,:]eas m$ical rese>* is ! only  
means by :i* ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates c    
id5tify & develop effective treatm5t &  
prev5tion /rategies = p$iatric /roke2 & 
,:]eas e>ly diagnosis & treatm5t (      
p$iatric /roke greatly improves ! *ances
 t ! affect$ *ild w recov] & n exp]i5ce 
a recurr5ce3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7         
recognizes ,national ,p$iatric ,/roke   
,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7 urges ! p ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates to support ! ef=ts1       
programs1 s]vices1 & advocacy (         
organizations t "w to enhance public    
aw>5ess ( p$iatric /roke2  7#c7 supports
 ! "w ( ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? 
9 pursuit ( m$ical progress on ! matt] (
 p$iatric /roke2 &  7#d7 urges cont9u$  
coord9ation & coop]ation betwe5 ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t1 ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1    
rese>*]s1 families1 & ! public to       
improve treatm5ts & prognoses = *ildr5  
:o suff] /rokes4