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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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