,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ai1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself
 & ,mr4 ,doggett7 submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,express+ support = ! goals & ideas (   
,national ,hydrocephalus ,aw>5ess ,mon? 
& ,_w ,hydrocephalus ,day4  ,:]eas      
hydrocephalus1 an abnormal accumulation 
( c]ebrosp9al fluid 9 ! bra91 is a      
life-?reat5+ condition t affects        
approximately #a1jjj1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates ) an incid5ce rate globally ( #he
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( e #ggj babies w develop hydrocephalus2
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,am]icans may be liv+ ) normal pressure 
hydrocephalus1 ( :i* #hj p]c5t ( cases  
are believ$ to be undiagnos$ & untreat$2
 ,:]eas anyone at any age c develop     
hydrocephalus2 ,:]eas ! annual hospital 
*>ges relat$ to hydrocephalus m$ical    
co/s nationally are ov] #b1jjj1jjj1jjj  

p] ye>2 ,:]eas1 s9ce #bjjj1 m ?an       
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su/a9$ a traumatic bra9 injury 7,,tbi71 
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e/imat$ t #ad p]c5t ( ^! patriots :o    
suff]$ a sev]e ,,tbi c\ld develop       
hydrocephalus2 ,:]eas !re is no cure =  
hydrocephalus1 & ! only treatm5t is     
co/ly bra9 surg]y :i* frequ5tly mu/ be  
repeat$ to replace ! %unt1 a m$ical     
device t is ! mo/ common treatm5t = !   
condition & has "o ( ! highe/ failure   
rates ( all m$ical devices2 ,:]eas ov]  
#cf1jjj %unt surg]ies are p]=m$ ea* ye> 
7"o e #ae m9utes71 & m ?an half repres5t
 em]g5cies2 ,:]eas !re are approximately
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%unt malfunctions ea* ye>2 ,:]eas       
approximately #bc1jjj "y adults betwe5 !
 ages ( #ah to #bb mu/ transition f     
p$iatric to adult heal? c>e ea* ye>1 yet
 ^! "y adults exp]i5ce significant      
b>ri]s impact+ cont9uity ( c>e1 includ+ 
a lack ( adult-focus$ neurosurgeons     
will+ to take !m z pati5ts2 ,:]eas !    

,hydrocephalus ,association & o!r       
organizations1 su* z ! ,p$iatric        
,hydrocephalus ,f\ndation1 s]ve z global
 lead]s = hydrocephalus aw>5ess1        
education1 support1 advocacy1 & rese>*  
fund+2 & ,:]eas ! ,p$iatric             
,hydrocephalus ,f\ndation & !           
,hydrocephalus ,association recognize   
,septemb] z ,national ,hydrocephalus    
,aw>5ess ,mon? & ,septemb] #bj z ,_w    
,hydrocephalus ,day3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7      
support ! goals & ideas ( ,national     
,hydrocephalus ,mon? & ,_w              
,hydrocephalus ,day2 &  7#b7 cont9ue to 
support rese>* to prev5t1 detect1 &     
treat hydrocephalus4