HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 122

(By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead).

[March 12, 2016]

Expressing the Legislature’s support for continued research by the medical community to find a cure for Multiple System Atrophy.

Whereas, Multiple System Atrophy is an adult-onset, rapidly progressive, neurodegenerative disorder that affects both the autonomic nervous system and movement; and

Whereas, Multiple System Atrophy is a rare disease with symptoms appearing in a person’s fifties and affecting men twice as frequently as women; and

Whereas, Multiple System Atrophy advances rapidly over the course of five to ten years, with progressive loss of motor function and eventual confinement to bed and death; and

Whereas, While there are currently some treatments that help individuals cope with the symptoms of Multiple System Atrophy, there are no treatments to delay the progressive neurodegeneration and there is no cure; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Legislature expresses support for continued research by the medical community to find a cure for Multiple System Atrophy.