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 compreh5sive rese>* at ! ,national     
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,/roke on unruptur$ intracranial        
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ye>s1 & "m ( two sons--unexpect$ly pass$
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report]1 & = h] love ( ! ,new ,york     
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aft] be+ unconsci\s = f\r days1 %e pass$
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lov+ husb& & ext5d$ family 7 left to    
raise _! *ildr51 :om ,t]esa *]i%$ s mu*4
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accompli%$ "y woman1 pass$ away sudd5ly 
at ! age ( #bg f a ruptur$ bra9         
aneurysm4 ,h] only symptom 0 ! wor/     
heada*e ( h] life1 :i* none ( h] fri5ds 
or family realiz$ 0 a symptom ( a       
pot5tially fatal condition4 ,j5ny 0 a   
jogg]1 a discipl9$ ex]cis]1 & a         
successful heal? c>e consultant & _h    

rec5tly laun*$ a heal? blog f\nd$ on    
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wages ( survivors ( bra9 aneurysm       
ruptures & _! c>etak]s are approximately
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widespread preval5ce ( ?is condition & !
 high societal co/ x imposes on !       
,nation1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t only sp5ds  
approximately #j4hc p] ye> on bra9      
aneurysm rese>* = ea* p]son afflict$ ) a
 bra9 aneurysm4  7#f7 ,! fir/ ?ree      
it]ations ( ! ,int]national ,/udy on    
,unruptur$ ,intracranial ,aneurysms     
7,,isuia7 h advanc$ rese>*]s' &         
cl9icians' und]/&+ ( h[ to mo/          
effectively manage & treat unruptur$    
intracranial aneurysms4  #c4 ,fund+  7a7
 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,to     
conduct or support fur!r compreh5sive   
rese>* on unruptur$ intracranial        
aneurysms1 /udy+ a broad] pati5t        
population div]sifi$ by age1 sex1 &     

race1 !re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$
 to ! ,national ,in/itute (             
,neurological ,disord]s & ,/roke        
#e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjah    
?r\gh #bjbb1 to rema9 available ?r\gh   
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbf4  7b7 ,supplem5t1 n
 supplant ,any funds made available     
pursuant to ?is section %all supplem5t1 
n supplant1 o!r fund+ made available =  
rese>* on bra9 aneurysms4