Review Article
The Animal Model of Spinal Cord Injury as an Experimental Pain Model
Table 4
Combined Behavioral Score (CBS), as reported by Gale et al. [
96].
| General description | | Points |
| Motor score | | | 0 | Normal walking | 0 | 1 | Walks with mild deficit | 5 | 2 | Hindlimb can support weight | 15 | 3 | Frequent movement of hindlimb, no weight support | 25 | 4 | Minor movement in hindlimb, no weight bearing | 40 | 5 | No movement in hindlimb, no weight bearing | 45 |
| Toe spread | | | 0 | Normal, full, toe spread | 0 | 1 | Partial spreading of toes | 2.5 | 2 | No spreading of toes | 5 |
| Righting | | | 0 | Normal righting, counter to direction of roll | 0 | 1 | Weakened attempt to right | 5 | 2 | Delayed attempt to right | 10 | 3 | Delayed attempt to right itself | 15 |
| Extension withdrawal | | | 0 | Normal | 0 | 1 | Weak and slow reflex to withdraw hindlimb | 2.5 | 2 | No withdrawal reflex | 5 |
| Placing | | | 0 | Normal placing | 0 | 1 | Weak attempt to place foot | 2.5 | 2 | No attempt to place foot | 5 |
| Inclined plate | | | 0 | 65~70/deg | 0 | 1 | 55~60 | 5 | 2 | 40~50 | 10 | 3 | <40 | 15 |
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