| Motor Test | ||
|---|---|---|
| Raising rat off floor by the tail | Max 3 points | |
| Flexion of forelimb | 1 | |
| Flexion of hindlimb | 1 | |
| Head moved up >100 to vertical axis within 30 s | 1 | |
| Observe walking | Max 3 points | |
| Normal walk | 0 | |
| Inability to walk straight | 1 | |
| Circling toward the paretic side | 2 | |
| Fall down to the paretic side | 3 | |
| Sensory tests | Max 2 points | |
| Placing test (visual and tactile test) | 1 | |
| Withdrawal test–pinch digits to elicit limb withdrawal | 1 | |
| Beam balance tests | Max 6 points | |
| Balances with steady posture | 0 | |
| Grasps side of beam | 1 | |
| Hugs the beam; one limb falls down from the beam | 2 | |
| Hugs the beam; two limbs fall down from the beam or spins on beam (>60 sec) | 3 | |
| Attempts to balance on beam; falls off (>40 sec) | 4 | |
| Attempts to balance on beam; falls off (>20 sec) | 5 | |
| Falls off or No attempt to balance or hangs on the the beam (>20 sec) | 6 | |
| Reflexes absent and abnormal movements | Max 4 points | |
| Pinna reflex (head shake when lightly pinching the ear lobe [the pinna]) | 1 | |
| Corneal reflex (eye blink when lightly touching the cornea with cotton wisp) | 1 | |
| Startle reflex (motor response to a brief noise from clapping hands not visable to rat) | 1 | |
| Seizures or myoclonus or death | 1 | |
| Maximum points | 18 | |