Open AccessA Critical Evaluation of Current Concepts in Cerebral Palsy
Author(s) -
Joline E. Brandenburg,
Matthew J. Fogarty,
Gary C. Sieck
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.14
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1548-9213
pISSN - 1548-9221
DOI - 10.1152/physiol.00054.2018
Subject(s) - cerebral palsy , etiology , spastic , medicine , neuroscience , spinal cord , spastic cerebral palsy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , pathology
Spastic cerebral palsy (CP), despite the name, is not consistently identifiable by specific brain lesions. CP animal models focus on risk factors for development of CP, yet few reproduce the diagnostic symptoms. Animal models of CP must advance beyond risk factors to etiologies, including both the brain and spinal cord.
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