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. 2011 Jul-Aug;14(4):327–339.

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The (controlled cortical impact) set-up consists of an piston causing a mechanical trauma in mice and results in cortical contusions, morphological and cerebrovascular effects, subdural and intraparenchymal hematoma, edema, inflammation and changes in cerebral blood flow which clearly mimics human traumatic brain injury.