A Novel Model of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury for Juvenile RatsRichelle Mychasiuk 1, Allyson Farran 1, Mariana Angoa-Perez 2, Denise Briggs 2, Donald Kuhn 2, Michael J. Esser 1
1Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, 2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine & John D. Dingell VA Medical Center
The modified weight-drop technique is an easy, cost-effective procedure used for the induction of mild traumatic brain injury in juvenile rats. This novel technique produces clinically relevant symptomology that will advance the study of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and concussion.
