Table 1.

Neurobehavioral stroke onset chart depicting scoring system used to evaluate stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat

	Pain Scores
	0	2	3	5	10
Body weight, %decrease	<5	6–10		11–25	>25
Appearance	Normal	Huddled Mild piloerection	Huddled Moderate piloerection	Huddled Not groomed Severe piloerection
Behavior	Normal	Responsive when stimulated	Lethargic	Lethargic	Unresponsive Moribund
		Decreased appetite	Mildly responsive	Mildly responsive
				Decreased appetite and water intake
Clinical signs	Normal	Ocular discharge	Mild respiratory distress	Moderate respiratory distress	Severe respiratory distress and/or severe hydration
				Antaxia and/or hydration