THIRD READING

Bill No: SCR 158

Author: Fuller (R)

Introduced: 7/2/18

Vote: 21

SUBJECT: Chiari Malformation Awareness Month

SOURCE: Author

This resolution declares the month of September 2018 as Chiari Malformation Awareness Month.

ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:

Chiari Malformation is a serious neurological disorder affecting more than 300,000 people in the United States.
Chiari Malformation is a congenital malformation in which the bottom of the brain, known as the cerebellum, is crowded in the skull cavity and forces the lower tips of the cerebellar hemispheres, or tonsils, into the hole in the bottom of the skull, or foramen magnum.
Chiari Malformations are defects in the cerebellum, the part of the brain that controls balance, and this creates pressure on the cerebellum and brain stem and may block the normal flow of cerebral spinal fluid to and from the brain.
Symptoms usually appear during adolescence or early adulthood and can include severe head and neck pain, vertigo, muscle weakness, balance problems, blurred or double vision, difficulty swallowing, and sleep apnea.
Individuals who have Chiari Malformation may often have related conditions, such as hydrocephalus, spina bifida, syringomyelia, tethered spinal cord syndrome, and spinal curvature.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health is conducting research to find alternative surgical options and to identify the cause of Chiari Malformations to create improved treatment and prevention plans.

This resolution declares September 2018 as Chiari Malformation Awareness Month.

Related/Prior Legislation

SR 61 (Fuller, 2017) declared September 2017 as Chiari Malformation Awareness Month. The resolution was adopted by the Senate.

SCR 163 (Fuller, Resolution Chapter 157, Statutes of 2016) declared September 2016 as Chiari Malformation Awareness Month.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 8/6/18)

None received

OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/6/18)

None received

Prepared by: Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520

8/8/18 15:55:31

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