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Behavioral test | Score |
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Motor tests (, ) | |
Raising rat by tail (, ) | |
-Flexion of fore limb | 1 |
-Flexion of hind limb | 1 |
-Head moved >10° to the vertical axis within 30 seconds | 1 |
Placing rat on floor (, ) | |
-Normal walk | 0 |
-Inability to walk straight | 1 |
-Circling toward the paretic side | 1 |
-Falling down to the paretic side | 1 |
Sensory tests (, ) | |
-Placing test (visual and tactile test) | 1 |
-Proprioceptive test (deep sensation, pushing paw against table edge to stimulate limb muscles) | 1 |
Beam balance testes (, ) | |
-Balance with steady posture | 0 |
-Grasps side of beam | 1 |
-Hugs beam and 1 limb falls down from beam | 2 |
-Hugs beam and 2 limbs falls down from beam, or spins on beam (>60 s) | 3 |
-Attempts to balance on beam but falls off (>40 s) | 4 |
-Attempts to balance on beam but falls off (>20 s) | 5 |
-Fall off, no attempt to balance or hang on the beam (<20 s) | 6 |
Reflex absence and abnormal movements (, ) | |
-Pinna reflex (head shake when auditory meatus is touched) | 1 |
-Corneal reflex (eye blink when cornea is lightly touch with cotton) | 1 |
-Startle reflex (motor response to a brief noise from clapping hands) | 1 |
-Seizures, myoclonus, myodystony | 1 |
Maximum points | 18 |
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