Bill Text: CA SCR21 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-09 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SCR21 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SCR21-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 21	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Emmerson

                        MARCH 4, 2013

   Relative to Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 21, as introduced, Emmerson. Multiple System Atrophy Awareness
Month.
   This measure would designate March 2013 as Multiple System Atrophy
Awareness Month.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), as defined by the National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, is a progressive
neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a combination of symptoms
that affects both the autonomic nervous system and movement; and
   WHEREAS, The cause or causes of MSA are unknown and there is no
known cure; and
   WHEREAS, It can take years to diagnose MSA because of its
similarity to Parkinson's disease; and
   WHEREAS, MSA is categorized into two types, parkinsonian and
cerebellar, and the categorization is based on the most prominent
symptoms at the time an individual is evaluated; and
   WHEREAS, Primary symptoms of the parkinsonian type (MSA-P) are
slow movement, stiff muscles, tremors, balance and coordination
problems, and autonomic nervous system dysfunction; and
   WHEREAS, Primary symptoms of the cerebellar type (MSA-C) are
difficulty swallowing, slurred speech, a quavering voice, and ataxia;
and
   WHEREAS, Additional symptoms include chronic shortening of muscles
or tendons around joints, abnormal body posture, uncontrollable
sighing or gasping, inappropriate laughing or crying, fainting and
dizziness due to severely low blood pressure, bladder and bowel
issues, loss of fine motor skills, impotence, nausea, vision changes,
dry mouth and skin, trouble regulating body temperature, and sleep
disturbances; and
   WHEREAS, Treatment to control individual symptoms is available,
but there is currently nothing to prevent the disease from getting
worse; and
   WHEREAS, Upon diagnosis, the typical survival time is seven to
nine years, although almost 80 percent are bedridden or wheelchair
dependent after only five years; and
   WHEREAS, Prevalence of MSA is estimated at 4.6 cases per 100,000
people, and is more common in men than in women; now, therefore, be
it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That March 2013 is hereby proclaimed to be
Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.