Advantages and disadvantages of large animal and rodent models for poststroke rehabilitation
| Animals | Advantages | Disadvantages | Refs |
| Large animals | Closer to human ischaemic stroke, easier to perform rehabilitation training and evaluating, suitable to test different rehabilitation methods | Large individual differences and model variability, high requirements in rehabilitation equipment and researchers | 25–28 |
| Rodents | Abundant animal sources, stable postoperative detection methods | Results are difficult to translate into clinics due to species limitations |