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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Behav Immun. 2011 Jul 2;25(8):1689–1700. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2011.06.015

Table 1. The Vertical Pole test can differentiate stroke from sham animals acutely.

Vertical Pole test scores in young and aging males. The scores are represented as medians (interquartile range). There was a significant difference in the mean ranks of stroke versus sham aging animals up to day 9 post stroke. The aging animals recovered completely by day 15 (MCAO n=6; Sham n=3); There was a significant difference in the mean ranks of stroke versus sham young animals up to day 3 post stroke. The young animals recovered completely on this task by day 7 (MCAO n=14; Sham n=4).

Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 7 Day 9 Day 11 Day 13 Day 15
Young Stroke 1(0.75)* 2.5(1)* 2.5(2) 4(1.75) 4(0) 4(0) 4(0) 4(0)
Sham 4(0) 4(0) 4(0) 4(0) 4(0) 4(0) 4(0) 4(0)
Aging Stroke 0(0)* 0(0.75)* 1(0)* 1.5(1)* 2(0.75)* 2.5(1.75) 2.5(1.75) 4(0)
Sham 4(0) 4(0) 4(0) 4(0) 4(0) 4(0) 4(0) 4(0)