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A Critical Evaluation of Current Concepts in Cerebral Palsy
Joline E Brandenburg1,2, Matthew J Fogarty3, Gary C Sieck1,3,4
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine , Rochester, Minnesota.
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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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