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. 2015 Oct 26;6:223. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2015.00223

Table 6.

Other in vivo TBI models.

Study Sex/species/age Model Injuries Interval Anesthesia Outcome measures
Raghupathi et al. (69) Male
Farm pigs
3–5 days
Non-impact head rotation Single
Repeat
Single (15 min) Isoflurane Cardiovascular; axonal and vascular damage; structural integrity; cell death
Friess et al. (58) Male
Farm pigs
3–5 days
Non-impact head rotation Single
Repeat (2)
Single (24 h or 7 days Isoflurane Motor; cognition; axonal damage
Roth et al. (77) Male
S. Dawley rats and C57BL6 mice
2–3 months
Skull thinning compression
Skull-exposed
Single Single Ketamine/xylazine/acepromazine Inflammation; gliosis and degeneration; oxidative stress; vascular damage; structural integrity; advanced imaging; human studies
Petraglia et al. (20, 23) Male
C57BL6 mice
2–3 months
Rubber CCI
Helmet
Single
Repeat (42)
Six per day every 2 h over 7 days No Anesthesia Neuroscore; motor; cognition; anxiety; depression; sleep