Florida Senate - 2021 (NP) SR By Senator Berman 31-00101-21 20212020__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. Senate Resolution A resolution recognizing September as “Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month” in Florida. 3

WHEREAS, a brain aneurysm is an abnormal saccular or fusiform bulging of an artery in the brain, and

WHEREAS, it is estimated that in every individuals in the United States has a brain aneurysm, with aneurysms most likely to occur in individuals between and years of age, 9 and

WHEREAS, brain aneurysms are more likely to occur in women than in men, by a to ratio, and young and middle-aged African Americans have a higher risk of brain aneurysm rupture than Caucasians, and

WHEREAS, a number of risk factors can contribute to the formation of a brain aneurysm, including smoking, hypertension, 16 and a family history of brain aneurysms, and

WHEREAS, each year, more than 30,000 individuals nationwide suffer from a ruptured brain aneurysm, half of whom die as a result, and

WHEREAS, a subarachnoid hemorrhage, a type of bleeding stroke that occurs between the brain and the membrane that surrounds it, can lead to brain damage, stroke, and death, and

WHEREAS, research currently is being conducted in the United States in order to better understand, prevent, and treat brain aneurysms, and it is clear that early detection of brain aneurysms can save lives, and

WHEREAS, the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, a nonprofit organization, remains a globally recognized leader in brain Florida Senate - 2021 (NP) SR 2020 31-00101-21 20212020__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. aneurysm awareness, education, support, advocacy, and research funding,

NOW, THEREFORE, 31

Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 33 That September is recognized as “Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month” in Florida. 36