A Rapid Neurological Assessment Protocol for Repeated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Awake Rats

• Published in: Current protocols in neuroscience Vol. 89; no. 1; p. e80
• Main Authors: Christie, Brian R, Trivino-Paredes, Juan, Pinar, Cristina, Neale, Katie J, Meconi, Alicia, Reid, Hannah, Hutton, Craig P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2019
• Subjects: concussion; behavior; head trauma; mild traumatic brain injury

Preclinical models for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) need to recapitulate several essential clinical features associated with mTBI, including a lack of significant neuropathology and the onset of neurocognitive symptoms normally associated with mTBI. Here we show how to establish a protocol for...