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Drawings showing a device for controlled sagittal acceleration of the rat head. A metallic plate is glued on the skull bone and is used to attach a lever that is hit by a projectile from a modified air gun. The resulting rotational acceleration has been show to induce multiple axonal injuries, resembling the clinical picture of DAI. Such rotational acceleration movements may be a component of blast injuries.
