,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ebb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ad1 #bjad ,mr4  
,tib]i 7= himself & ,mr4 ,neal7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,express+ support =       
designation ( ,septemb] #bjad z         
,national ,bra9 ,aneurysm ,aw>5ess      
,mon?4  ,:]eas a bra9 aneurysm is an    
abnormal saccul> or fusi=m bulg+ ( an   
art]y 9 ! bra92 ,:]eas an e/imat$ #a out
 ( e #ej p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has a bra9 
aneurysm2 ,:]eas bra9 aneurysms are mo/ 
likely to occur 9 p betwe5 ! ages ( #ce 
& #fj & !re are typically no w>n+ signs2
 ,:]eas bra9 aneurysms are m likely to  
occur 9 wom5 ?an 9 m5 by a #c-to-#b     
ratio2 ,:]eas "y & middle ag$           
,african-,am]icans h a high] risk ( bra9
 aneurysm rupture comp>$ to ,caucasian  
,am]icans2 ,:]eas v>i\s risk factors c  
contribute to ! =mation ( a bra9        
aneurysm1 includ+ smok+1 hyp]t5sion1 & a
 family hi/ory ( bra9 aneurysms2 ,:]eas 

approximately #f1jjj1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates h a bra9 aneurysm2 ,:]eas an     
unruptur$ bra9 aneurysm c lead to d\ble 
vision1 vision loss1 loss ( s5sation1   
weakness1 loss ( balance1 incoord9ation1
 & spee* problems2 ,:]eas a bra9        
aneurysm is (t5 discov]$ :5 x ruptures &
 causes a sub>a*noid hemorrhage2 ,:]eas 
a sub>a*noid hemorrhage c lead to bra9  
damage1 hydrocephalus1 /roke1 & dea?2   
,:]eas ea* ye>1 m ?an #cj1jjj p 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates suff] f ruptur$ bra9      
aneurysms & #dj p]c5t ( ^! p die z a    
result2 ,:]eas annually1 betwe5 #c1jjj &
 #d1ejj p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) ruptur$   
bra9 aneurysms die be=e rea*+ !         
hospital2 ,:]eas a numb] ( advancem5ts h
 be5 made 9 rec5t ye>s reg>d+ !         
detection ( aneurysms1 includ+ !        
comput]iz$ tomography 7,,ct7 scan1 !    
magnetic resonance imag+ 7,,mri7 te/1 & 
! c]ebral art]iogram1 & e>ly detection c
 save lives2 ,:]eas v>i\s rese>* /udies 
are curr5tly be+ conduct$ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates 9 ord] to bett] und]/&1 prev5t1 &

 treat bra9 aneurysms2 & ,:]eas ! mon? (
 ,septemb] w\ld be an appropriate mon?  
to designate z 8,national ,bra9         
,aneurysm ,aw>5ess ,mon?03 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--    
7#a7 supports ! designation ( ,national 
,bra9 ,aneurysm ,aw>5ess ,mon?2 &  7#b7 
cont9ues to support rese>* to prev5t1   
detect1 & treat bra9 aneurysms4