,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bb1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,chambliss7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was considered and   
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,expressing the
 sense of the ,senate with respect to   
childhood stroke and recognizing ,may   
#bjad 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 a stroke
 occurs in approximately #a out of every
 #c1ejj live births1 and #d4f out of    
#ajj1jjj children ages #ai and under    
experience a stroke 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 #bj to #dj percent of 
children who have suffered a stroke die 
as a result2 ,whereas a stroke recurs   
within #e years in #aj percent of       
children who have had an ischemic or    
hemorrhagic stroke2 ,whereas the death  
rate for children who experience a      
stroke before the age of #a is the      
highest out of all child age groups2    
,whereas there are no approved therapies
 for the treatment of acute stroke in   
infants and 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 such  
disabilities may require ongoing        
physical therapy and surgeries2 ,whereas
 the permanent health concerns of and   

treatments for strokes that occur during
 childhood and young adulthood have     
considerable impacts on children1       
families1 and society2 ,whereas more    
information is necessary regarding the  
cause1 treatment1 and prevention of     
pediatric strokes2 ,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
 strokes2 and ,whereas early diagnosis  
and treatment of pediatric strokes      
greatly improves the chances that an    
affected child will recover and not     
experience a recurrence of a stroke3    
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes ,may #bjad as 
,national ,pediatric ,stroke ,awareness 
,month2  7#b7 urges the people of the   
,united ,states to support the efforts1 
programs1 services1 and organizations   
that enhance public awareness of        
pediatric stroke2  7#c7 supports the    
work of the ,national ,institutes of    

,health in pursuit of medical progress  
on 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 from strokes4