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Simulator Training for Endovascular Neurosurgery
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2020
Simulation of complex, high-risk procedures is critical to the education of medical trainees. A protocol for simulator-based endovascular neurosurgery training in a controlled academic environment is described. The protocol includes stepwise guidelines for trainees of varying levels, with a discussion of the advantages and limitations of this model.
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Multicolor 3D Printing of Complex Intracranial Tumors in Neurosurgery
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2020
The protocol describes the fabrication of fully colored three-dimensional prints of patient-specific, anatomical skull models to be used for surgical simulation. The crucial steps of combining different imaging modalities, image segmentation, three-dimensional model extraction, and production of the prints are explained.
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The Helsinki Rat Microsurgical Sidewall Aneurysm Model
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2014
Microsurgical sidewall aneurysms in rats are created by end-to-side anastomosis of an aortic graft to the abdominal aorta. We present step-by-step instructions and discuss anatomical and surgical details for successful experimental saccular aneurysm creation.
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A Contusion Model of Severe Spinal Cord Injury in Rats
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2013
A contusion model of severe spinal cord injury is described. Detailed pre-operative, operative and post-operative steps are described to obtain a consistent model.
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Modeling Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus of Prematurity in Rats
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2025
Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus of prematurity (PHHP) can be modeled in neonatal rats by combining chorioamnionitis and intraventricular hemorrhage. The combination of these prenatal and postnatal events accurately recapitulates the clinical hallmarks of PHHP, including macrocephaly, ventriculomegaly, and elevated intracranial pressure, through the lifespan.
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Stereotaxic coordinates provide the spatial framework for targeting a selected neural location. When this approach is needed, researchers use anatomical reference points to guide instruments, substance delivery, lesion creation, or recording-device implantation. The value of the coordinate-based approach is its high spatial precision, allowing a planned manipulation to be associated with a defined part of the nervous system.
Target selection shapes the scientific question. Manipulating brain tissue can address nervous-system structure and function, whereas work involving the spinal cord or peripheral pathways broadens the anatomical context. The selected site, access plan, and intervention therefore need to match the outcome being measured, such as behavioral, physiological, or molecular changes.
Anesthesia and sterile conditions are specified parts of the experimental setting for rat neurosurgery. They accompany the planned anatomical access and neural manipulation, helping maintain a controlled surgical context. Their inclusion is especially relevant when researchers create lesions, deliver substances, or implant recording devices, because each intervention requires deliberate handling of a defined nervous-system region.
A typical workflow begins with planning the anatomical access and identifying whether stereotaxic coordinates are needed. The procedure is then conducted under anesthesia and sterile conditions, followed by the intended manipulation, such as substance delivery, lesion creation, or device implantation. Researchers subsequently relate that intervention to behavioral, physiological, or molecular outcomes.
The approach can connect a targeted neural manipulation with several classes of evidence. Behavioral findings may show changes in responses or function, physiological measurements can indicate altered nervous-system activity, and molecular analyses can reveal associated biological changes. Considering these outcomes together helps researchers investigate disease mechanisms and assess the effects of therapeutic interventions.
Researchers apply these procedures to studies of neurological disease, brain injury, pain, neural circuits, and potential treatments. The model is useful when investigators need to alter or monitor a defined nervous-system site and then examine resulting behavior, physiology, or molecular biology. Such findings can support evaluation of therapeutic strategies before clinical research.