Table 1.
Aggregate behavioral scoring system
| Symptom | Severity score |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mobility | as WT | reduced movement (extended freezing) | no spontaneous movement |
| Gait | as WT | waddling gate | more severe abnormalities (bunny hops, more severe waddling/diagonal gait, etc.) |
| Hindlimb clasping | legs splayed outwards | one or both hindlimbs drawn toward each other or body | both legs pulled in tightly touching each other or body |
| Tremor | No tremor | intermittent or mild tremor | continuous or intermittent violent tremor |
| Breathing | normal breathing | short periods of rapid breathing or pauses in breathing | very irregular breathing (gasping or panting) |
| General condition | clean shiny coat, clear eyes, normal stance | dull eyes, dull coat/ungroomed, somewhat hunched stance | crusted or narrowed eyes, piloerection, hunched posture |