This resolution expresses support for designating May 2026 as "Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration Awareness Month." Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD) are rare, rapidly progressing brain disorders that affect approximately 30,000 and 2,000 Americans respectively, causing serious difficulties with movement, balance, speech, and cognition. The resolution highlights that these diseases are often misdiagnosed, have no current disease-modifying treatments, typically result in care dependency within three to four years, and claim lives within seven to eight years of symptom onset. The resolution calls for increased research, support services, and education to improve quality of life for patients and their families and to advance the search for treatments and cures. This is a symbolic measure with no funding or enforcement mechanism; it simply expresses congressional support for raising awareness about these devastating neurological conditions.
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