,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #eih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjad ,mr4  
,himes 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 & ,mr4
 ,ha/+s ( ,florida7 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 #bjad 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 a /roke occurs 9 approximately #a
 out ( e #c1ejj live bir?s1 & #d4f out (
 #ajj1jjj *ildr5 ages #ai & "u exp]i5ce 
a /roke 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   
#bj to #dj p]c5t ( *ildr5 :o h suff]$ a 
/roke die z a result2 ,:]eas a /roke    
recurs )9 #e ye>s 9 #aj p]c5t ( *ildr5  
:o h _h an is*emic or hemorrhagic /roke2
 ,:]eas ! dea? rate = *ildr5 :o exp]i5ce
 a /roke be=e ! age ( #a is ! highe/ out
 ( all *ild age gr\ps2 ,:]eas !re are no
 approv$ !rapies = ! treatm5t ( acute   
/roke 9 infants & *ildr52 ,:]eas        
approximately #fj p]c5t ( infants &     
*ildr5 :o h a p$iatric /roke w h s]i\s1 
p]man5t neurological disabilities1      
includ+ p>alysis1 seizures1 spee* &     
vision problems1 & att5tion1 le>n+1 &   
behavioral difficulties2 ,:]eas su*     
disabilities may require ongo+ physical 
!rapy & surg]ies2 ,:]eas ! p]man5t heal?
 conc]ns ( & treatm5ts = /rokes t occur 
dur+ *ildhood & "y adul?ood h           
consid]able impacts on *ildr51 families1
 & society2 ,:]eas m in=mation is       
necess>y reg>d+ ! cause1 treatm5t1 &    
prev5tion ( p$iatric /rokes2 ,:]eas     
m$ical rese>* is ! only means by :i* ! p

 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates c id5tify & develop  
effective treatm5t & prev5tion /rategies
 = p$iatric /rokes2 & ,:]eas e>ly       
diagnosis & treatm5t ( p$iatric /rokes  
greatly improves ! *ances t an affect$  
*ild w recov] & n exp]i5ce a recurr5ce (
 a /roke3 ,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 
& organizations t enhance public aw>5ess
 ( p$iatric /roke2  7#c7 supports ! "w (
 ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? 9      
pursuit ( m$ical progress on 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] 
f /rokes4