Partially isolated cortex (“undercut”) is an efficient animal model of posttraumatic epileptogenesis. Here we demonstrate how to make a novel surgical device and use it to make more precise and consistent lesions to generate this model.
Xiong, W., Ping, X., Gao, J., Jin, X. Preparing Undercut Model of Posttraumatic Epileptogenesis in Rodents. J. Vis. Exp. (55), e2840, doi:10.3791/2840 (2011).