Narrative ReviewDevelopmental medicine and child neurology2026

Modeling cerebral palsy in animals.

Katharina A Quinlan, Emily J Reedich, Elvia Mena Avila, Brendan C Moline, Landon T Genry, Megan R Detloff, Benjamin R Katholi, Deborah Gaebler-Spira, Bhooma R Aravamuthan

PMID 41044864

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This paper reviews how animals are used to model cerebral palsy, arguing that no single species is ideal and that researchers should use diverse models.

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This is a narrative review discussing the history and methodology of animal models for cerebral palsy. It does not report original clinical data, patient outcomes, or treatment effects, so there is nothing here to change clinical practice on.

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    Katharina A Quinlan, Emily J Reedich, Elvia Mena Avila, et al. Modeling cerebral palsy in animals. Developmental medicine and child neurology. 2026.

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