Improved Early Postresuscitation EEG Activity for Animals Treated with Hypothermia Predicted 96 hr Neurological Outcome and Survival in a Rat Model of Cardiac Arrest

Table 1

Neurological deficit score (NDS) scale.

Category	Item	Score
Level of consciousness (spontaneous attention to environment and reaction to pinching of ear or tail)	Good attention and brisk response	0
	Sluggish response and no attention	50
	No response	100
Respiration (breathing frequency)	Normal or higher (over 80/min)	0
	Decreased	50
	Apnea	100
Cornea reflex (touch center of cornea with hemostat)	Brisk	0
	Sluggish	20
	Absent	40
Cranial reflex or gag reflex (stimulation with catheter)	Brisk	0
	Sluggish	15
	Absent	30
Auditory reflex (bang metal cop with clamp)	Brisk	0
	Sluggish	15
	Absent	30
Motor sensory function (righting reflex)	Turn spontaneously	0
	Sluggish, partly	50
	No turning attempts	100
Behavior (spontaneous or stimulated)	Moving body, forward movements walking	0
	Movements of the head, looking around	50
	No movements except breathing or not at all	100