Bill Text: IL HR1304 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes November as being National Epilepsy Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HR1304 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1304-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Epilepsy, a
chronic disorder that is | ||||||
3 | characterized by unprovoked and recurring seizures, is the | ||||||
4 | fourth most common neurological disorder and affects people of | ||||||
5 | all
ages; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Approximately one in 26 people will develop | ||||||
7 | epilepsy at some point in their life; according to an August | ||||||
8 | 2017 study from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, | ||||||
9 | at least 3.4 million people in the U.S. live with seizures, | ||||||
10 | including 470,000 children; and
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11 | WHEREAS, The cause of epilepsy is unknown in half of those | ||||||
12 | who will develop the disease; genetic testing, which could help | ||||||
13 | identify the cause of epilepsy in some cases, is
not yet | ||||||
14 | available for many types of epilepsy; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Despite its
prevalence, epilepsy is one of the | ||||||
16 | least understood major, chronic medical conditions; and
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17 | WHEREAS, More people have epilepsy than cerebral palsy, | ||||||
18 | multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's
disease combined; epilepsy | ||||||
19 | most commonly affects the very young and very old; and
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20 | WHEREAS, The mortality rate of those with epilepsy is up to |
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1 | three times higher than the rate of
the general population; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Epilepsy has a strong association with | ||||||
3 | depression; more than one of every three
persons with epilepsy | ||||||
4 | will develop a mood disorder; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Thirty to 40% of those with epilepsy have seizures | ||||||
6 | that will not respond to
treatment or have medication that does | ||||||
7 | not work well enough; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Epilepsy costs the nation $15.5 billion dollars in | ||||||
9 | health care costs and losses in
employment, wages, and | ||||||
10 | productivity; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
12 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
13 | recognize November as
being National Epilepsy Awareness Month | ||||||
14 | and urge all to be aware of and become better educated about
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15 | epilepsy.
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