|
| Point |
|
| Motor tests | |
| Raising rat by the tail (normal =0; maximum =3) | |
| Flexion of forelimb | 1 |
| Flexion of hind limb | 1 |
| Head moved >10° to vertical axis within 30 s | 1 |
| Placing rat on the floor (normal =0; maximum =3) | |
| Normal walk | 0 |
| Inability to walk straight | 1 |
| Circling toward the paretic side | 2 |
| Fall down to the paretic side | 3 |
| Sensory tests (normal =0; maximum =2) | |
| Placing test (visual and tactile test) | 1 |
| Proprioceptive test (deep sensation, pushing the paw against the table edge to stimulate limb muscles) | 2 |
| Beam balance tests (normal =0; maximum =6) | |
| Balances with steady posture | 0 |
| Grasps side of beam | 1 |
| Hugs the beam and one limb falls down from the beam | 2 |
| Hugs the beam and two limbs fall down from the beam, or spins on beam (>60 s) | 3 |
| Attempts to balance on the beam but falls off (>40 s) | 4 |
| Attempts to balance on the beam but falls off (>20 s) | 5 |
| Falls off: no attempt to balance or hang on to the beam (<20 s) | 6 |
| Reflexes absent and abnormal movements (normal =0; maximum =4) | |
| Pinna reflex (head shake when touching the auditory meatus) | 1 |
| Corneal reflex (eye blink when lightly touching the cornea with cotton) | 1 |
| Startle reflex (motor response to a brief noise from snapping a clipboard paper) | 1 |
| Seizures, myoclonus, myodystony | 1 |
| Maximum points | 18 |
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