Universita degli Studi di Ferrara 1 article published in JoVE Neuroscience Sampling Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood from Lateral Tail Vein in Rats During EEG Recordings Marie Soukupová1, Annunziata Guarino1, Laila Asth1, Pietro Marino1, Mario Barbieri1, Michele Simonato1, Silvia Zucchini1 1Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Section of Pharmacology, Universita degli Studi di Ferrara The protocol shows repeated cerebrospinal fluid and blood collections from epileptic rats performed in parallel with continuous video-electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring. These are instrumental for exploring possible links between changes in various body fluid molecules and seizure activity.