Research Article
[Retracted] The Temporal and Spatial Changes of Th17, Tregs, and Related Cytokines in Epilepsy Lesions
Table 1
Modified neurological severity score.
| Types | Scores |
| Motor tests | 6 | Raising the rat tail | 3 | Flexion of forelimb | 1 | Flexion of hind limb | 1 | Head deviating from vertical axis more than 100 degrees within 30 s | 1 | Walking on the floor | 3 (normal/0; max/3) | Normal walking | 0 | Inability to walk straight | 1 | Circling toward the paretic side | 2 | Falling down to the paretic side | 3 | Sensory tests | 2 | Placing test (visual and tactile test) | 1 | Proprioceptive test (deep sensation, pushing the paw against the table edge to stimulate limb muscles) | 1 | Beam balance tests | 6 (normal/0; max6) | Balancing with steady posture | 0 | Grasping side of beam | 1 | Hugging the beam and one limb falling down from the beam | 2 | Hugging the beam and two limbs falling down from the beam, or spinning on the beam (>60 s) | 3 | Attempting to balance on the beam but falling off (>40 s) | 4 | Attempting to balance on the beam but falling off (>20 s) | 5 | Falling off: no attempt to balance or hang on to the beam (<20 s) | 6 | Reflex absence and abnormal movements | 4 | Pinna reflex (a head shaking when touching the auditory meatus) | 1 | Corneal reflex (an eye blinking when lightly touching the cornea with cotton) | 1 | Startle reflex (a motor response to a brief noise from snapping a clipboard paper) | 1 | Seizures, myoclonus, myodystony | 1 | Maximum points | 18 |
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