Full Text of HR0932 100th General Assembly
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The term Dystonia Encompasses a broad group of | 3 | | debilitating, incurable neurological conditions in which | 4 | | scientists have not yet discovered a certain cause, making this | 5 | | illness extremely difficult to diagnose; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Nearly 250,000 Americans are living with | 7 | | dystonia, making it the third most common movement disorder, | 8 | | only following essential tremor and Parkinson's disease; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The onset of dystonia is typically seen in early | 10 | | childhood, but can also begin later in life during adolescence | 11 | | and adulthood, and spans lifelong; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Currently, there is no cure for dystonia, only | 13 | | treatments to help ease symptoms, such as Botulinum toxin | 14 | | injections, deep brain stimulation, or other surgeries; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Recently, the Dystonia Coalition, a clinical | 16 | | research network for dystonia, has been established with | 17 | | support from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders | 18 | | and Stroke (NINDS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 19 | | Office of Rare Disease Research, as part of the Rare Disease | 20 | | Clinical Research Network; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Dystonia Medical Research Foundation | 2 | | recognizes September as Dystonia Awareness Month, and a | 3 | | nationwide effort is being made to have the White House | 4 | | recognize September as Dystonia Awareness Month; therefore, be | 5 | | it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 7 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 | | recognize September 2018 as Dystonia Awareness Month and | 9 | | encourage research of this devastating condition in the hope | 10 | | that someday soon a cure is found.
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