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| Motor tests |
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| Raising rat by tail | 3 |
| Flexion of the forelimb | 1 |
| Flexion of the hindlimb | 1 |
| Head moved >10°to the vertical axis within 30 s | 1 |
| Placing the rat on the floor (normal = 0; maximum = 3) | 3 |
| Normal walk | 0 |
| Inability to walk straight | 1 |
| Circling toward the paretic side | 2 |
| Falls down to the paretic side | 3 |
| Sensory tests | 2 |
| Placing test (visual and tactile tests) | 1 |
| Proprioceptive test (deep sensation, pushing the paw against the table edge to stimulate limb muscles) | 1 |
| Beam balance tests (normal = 0; maximum = 6) | |
| Balances with steady posture | 0 |
| Grasps the side of the beam | 1 |
| Hugs the beam and 1 limb falls down from the beam | 2 |
| Hugs the beam and 2 limbs fall down from the beam, or spins on the 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 |
| Reflex absence and abnormal movements | 4 |
| Pinna reflex (head shake when the auditory meatus is touched) | 1 |
| Corneal reflex (eye blink when the cornea is lightly touched 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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