Characteristics of Individuals With Cerebral Palsy Across the US.

Creator(s)

• Bhooma R. Aravamuthan
• Amy F. Bailes
• Micah Baird
• Kristie Bjornson
• Ira Bowen
• Angeline Bowman
• Elizabeth R. Boyer
• Rose N. Gelineau-Morel, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
• Laurie Glader
• Paul H. Gross
• Stacey Hall
• Edward A. Hurvitz
• Michael Kruer
• Thomas Larrew
• Neena I. Marupudi
• Patrick G. McPhee
• Stephen A. Nichols
• Garey Noritz
• Joyce Oleszek
• Justin Ramsey
• Jeffrey S. Raskin
• Heather Riordan
• Brandon G. Rocque
• Manish N. Shah
• Benjamin J. Shore
• M Wade Shrader
• David Spence
• Charles B. Stevenson
• Richard Stevenson
• Sruthi P. Thomas
• Joyce P. Trost
• Stephen R. Wisniewski
• Cerebral Palsy Research Network

Document Type

Letter to the Editor

Publication Date

9-1-2026

Identifier

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.34523; PMCID: PMC13583664

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines how demographics and characteristics of individuals with cerebral palsy across the US associate with Gross Motor Function Classification System level and genetic etiology.

Journal Title

JAMA Netw Open

Volume

9

Issue

9

First Page

2634523

Last Page

2634523

PubMed ID

42747854

Comments

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND License, which does not permit alteration or commercial use, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.

Publisher's Link: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.34523

Recommended Citation

Aravamuthan BR, Bailes AF, Baird M, et al. Characteristics of Individuals With Cerebral Palsy Across the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2026;9(9):e2634523. Published 2026 Sep 1. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.34523