Full Text of SR1772 99th General Assembly
SR1772 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Stroke can occur before birth, in infants, | 3 | | children, and young adults; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The risk of pediatric stroke is highest in the | 5 | | first year of life and peaks during the perinatal period; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Stroke occurs in the United States at a rate of | 7 | | from 1 in 1,600 to 1 in 4,000 live births each year, and in 12 | 8 | | in 100,000 children each year; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Between 50% and 85% of infants and children who | 10 | | have pediatric stroke will have serious permanent neurological | 11 | | disabilities, including paralysis, seizures, speech and vision | 12 | | problems, and attention, learning, and behavioral | 13 | | difficulties, and may require ongoing physical therapy and | 14 | | surgeries; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The lifelong care and treatments resulting from | 16 | | pediatric stroke result in a significant financial and | 17 | | emotional toll on the child, family, and society at large; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Little is known about the cause, treatment, and | 19 | | prevention of pediatric stroke; risk factors, symptoms, | 20 | | prevention efforts, and treatments are often different for |
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| 1 | | children than in adults; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Early diagnosis and commencement of treatment of | 3 | | pediatric stroke greatly improves the chances of recovery and | 4 | | prevention of recurrence; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Only through medical research can effective | 6 | | treatment and prevention strategies for pediatric stroke be | 7 | | identified and developed; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate May of | 10 | | 2016 as Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month in the State of | 11 | | Illinois and urge Illinois residents and public health | 12 | | officials to become more aware of the risk factors and symptoms | 13 | | of pediatric stroke; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the Director of the Department of Public Health | 16 | | and the Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association.
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