Various murine models of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) are widely used in experimental brain research. Here, we demonstrate the model of transcranial permanent distal MCAO which produces consistent cortical infarction of a size corresponding to damage imposed by the majority of human ischemic strokes.
Llovera, G., Roth, S., Plesnila, N., Veltkamp, R., Liesz, A. Modeling Stroke in Mice: Permanent Coagulation of the Distal Middle Cerebral Artery. J. Vis. Exp. (89), e51729, doi:10.3791/51729 (2014).