This week in Congress...
Week Ending June 27, 2008
H.R.2818 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Treatment of veterans with epilepsy would be expanded under this bill requiring the VA designate, establish and operate at least six VAMC’s as locations for epilepsy centers of excellence. The bill report noted “There is not one single cause of epilepsy and, in up to half of the epilepsy cases, it is not possible to specify the cause of the seizures. Research indicates that children may be born with a defect in the structure of their brain, or they may suffer a head injury or infection that causes epilepsy. Severe head injury and other neurological conditions such as strokes, tumors, and degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease are also known causes of epilepsy.”
H.R.2818 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Treatment of veterans with epilepsy would be expanded under this bill requiring the VA designate, establish and operate at least six VAMC’s as locations for epilepsy centers of excellence. The bill report noted “There is not one single cause of epilepsy and, in up to half of the epilepsy cases, it is not possible to specify the cause of the seizures. Research indicates that children may be born with a defect in the structure of their brain, or they may suffer a head injury or infection that causes epilepsy. Severe head injury and other neurological conditions such as strokes, tumors, and degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease are also known causes of epilepsy.”
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