Electroacupuncture Treatment Improves Neurological Function Associated with Regulation of Tight Junction Proteins in Rats with Cerebral Ischemia Reperfusion Injury

Table 1

Description of the mNSS [21].

	Points
Motor tests
Raising the tail of rat	3
1 forelimb flexion
1 hindlimb flexion
1 head moved >10° to vertical axis within 30 s
Placing rat on floor	3
0 walking normally
1 unable to walk straight
2 circling toward paretic side
3 falling down to paretic side
Sensory tests	2
1 placing test
2 proprioceptive test
Beam balance tests	6
0 balance with steady posture
1 grasp the side of beam
2 hug beam with 1 limb falls down from beam
3 on the basis of 2, but 2 limbs fall down from beam (>60 s)
4 attempt to balance on beam but falls off (>40 s)
5 on the basis of 4, but (>20 s)
6 drop from the beam or with no action (<20 s)
Reflex absence and abnormal movements	4
1 pinna reflex
1 corneal reflex
1 startle reflex
1 seizures, myoclonus, and myodystony
Maximum	18