Table 2. The Hanging wire test shows deficits in the aging acutely after stroke.
Median (interquartile range) scores of young and aging males on the hanging wire test. There was a significant difference in the mean ranks of aging stroke vs. sham out to day 3 after stroke. The aging animals recovered completely on this task by day 7(MCAO n=6; Sham n=3); There was no significant difference in the mean ranks of sham versus stroke young animals as they recovered very quickly on this task (MCAO n=14; Sham n=4).
| Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 7 | Day 9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young | Stroke | 3.5(1.75) | 4(0) | 4(0) | 4(0) | 4(0) |
| Sham | 4(0) | 4(0) | 4(0) | 4(0) | 4(0) | |
| Aging | Stroke | 0(0)* | 1 (0.75)* | 1.5(1) | 3.5(1.75) | 4(0) |
| Sham | 4(0) | 4(0) | 4(0) | 4(0) | 4(0) | |