NJ AJR58

Designates September of each year as "Chiari Malformation-Syringomyelia Awareness Month" in New Jersey

Requests the Governor to annually issue a proclamation recognizing the awareness month

Calls upon public officials and citizens to observe the month with appropriate activities and programs

Chiari Malformation (CM) is a structural brain defect affecting the cerebellum, with approximately 800 people in New Jersey diagnosed with the condition

Syringomyelia (SM) involves cyst formation in the spinal cord and is often related to Chiari Malformation, affecting an estimated 1 in 1,200 people