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 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #aa1 #bjae,mr4   
,m>key 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 & ,mr4   
,durb97 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,designat+     
,septemb] #bjae 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 & #fj1 & !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 ,:]eas1 
bas$ on a #bjjd /udy1 ! mo/ rec5t ye> ) 
readily available data1 ! comb9$ lo/    
wages ( survivors ( a bra9 aneurysm     
rupture & _! c>etak]s = #a ye> 7        

#ach1jjj1jjj2 ,:]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   
,:]eas1 ea* ye>1 m ?an #cj1jjj p 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates suff] f ruptur$ bra9      
aneurysms1 #ej p]c5t ( :om die z a      
result2 ,:]eas1 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 scan1 ! magnetic  
resonance imag+ 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 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
sp5ds only #a4cj p] p]son = rese>* ea*  
ye> on ! approximately #f1jjj1jjj p ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates :o suff] f bra9 aneurysms2
 & ,:]eas ! mon? ( ,septemb] w\ld be an 
appropriate mon? to designate z         
,national ,bra9 ,aneurysm ,aw>5ess      
,mon?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--   
7#a7 designates ,septemb] #bjae z       
,national ,bra9 ,aneurysm ,aw>5ess      
,mon?2 &  7#b7 cont9ues to support      
rese>* to prev5t1 detect1 & treat bra9  
aneurysms4