Full Text of SR0244 096th General Assembly
SR0244 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Essential tremor is the most common movement | 3 |
| disorder, affecting up to 10 million Americans, including four | 4 |
| to five percent of people aged 40 to 60, and six to nine | 5 |
| percent of people aged 60 and older; and
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| WHEREAS, Essential tremor is often misdiagnosed as | 7 |
| Parkinson's disease, dystonia, and other conditions; and
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| WHEREAS, Essential tremor is not a normal outcome of aging, | 9 |
| as believed by many people including some physicians, but is an | 10 |
| abnormal condition, primarily genetic, afflicting people of | 11 |
| all ages, including newborns; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, There are no medications that have been developed | 13 |
| for people with essential tremor, the medications used were | 14 |
| developed for other conditions and only help 60% of the people | 15 |
| affected, and the only treatment specifically designed for | 16 |
| essential tremor is brain surgery; and
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| WHEREAS, Essential tremor interferes with a person's | 18 |
| ability to perform activities of daily living such as grooming | 19 |
| and writing, and in approximately five percent of cases is | 20 |
| totally disabling; and |
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| WHEREAS, Research shows that people with essential tremor | 2 |
| have a higher incidence of depression than the general | 3 |
| population and that a significant number of these people | 4 |
| isolate themselves in their homes; and
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| WHEREAS, Most people with essential tremor are not | 6 |
| diagnosed until after several visits to the physician; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Essential tremor is a chronic condition that | 8 |
| undermines the American economy through lost wages and work | 9 |
| hours and high medical costs in getting an accurate diagnosis; | 10 |
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| WHEREAS, Overcoming the medical, social, and economic | 12 |
| issues listed above depends upon research and research funding | 13 |
| is dependent upon awareness; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 15 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the United | 16 |
| States Congress to designate the month of March, 2010 as | 17 |
| National Essential Tremor Awareness Month for the purpose of | 18 |
| raising awareness about the nation's number one neurological | 19 |
| condition, affecting approximately 10 million Americans; and | 20 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we encourage the people of the United States |
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| to observe National Essential Tremor Awareness Month with | 2 |
| appropriate educational activities; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to the Illinois congressional delegation and the | 5 |
| leadership of the United States congress.
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