Electroacupuncture Pretreatment Alleviates Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Increasing GSK-3β Phosphorylation Level via Adenosine A1 Receptor

Table 1

Neurological scoring system, modified from the scoring system developed by Garcia et al.

	Score
	0	1	2	3
Spontaneous activity (3 min test period)	No movement	Slight movement	Touches 1 or 2 sides of cage	Touches 3 or 4 sides of cage
Symmetry of movement (right forelimb and hind limb)	Total asymmetry	Near-total asymmetry	Mild asymmetry	Complete asymmetry
Floor walking	No walking	Walks in circles only	Curvilinear path	Straight path
Beam walking	Falls off of beam	Hugs beam	Stands on beam	Walks on beam
Response to vibrissae touch of right side		No response	Weak response	Symmetrical response