Table 1.
Description of the mNSS [21].
| Points | |
|---|---|
| Motor tests | |
| Raising the tail of rat | 3 |
| 1 forelimb flexion | |
| 1 hindlimb flexion | |
| 1 head moved >10° to vertical axis within 30 s | |
| Placing rat on floor | 3 |
| 0 walking normally | |
| 1 unable to walk straight | |
| 2 circling toward paretic side | |
| 3 falling down to paretic side | |
| Sensory tests | 2 |
| 1 placing test | |
| 2 proprioceptive test | |
| Beam balance tests | 6 |
| 0 balance with steady posture | |
| 1 grasp the side of beam | |
| 2 hug beam with 1 limb falls down from beam | |
| 3 on the basis of 2, but 2 limbs fall down from beam (>60 s) | |
| 4 attempt to balance on beam but falls off (>40 s) | |
| 5 on the basis of 4, but (>20 s) | |
| 6 drop from the beam or with no action (<20 s) | |
| Reflex absence and abnormal movements | 4 |
| 1 pinna reflex | |
| 1 corneal reflex | |
| 1 startle reflex | |
| 1 seizures, myoclonus, and myodystony | |
| Maximum | 18 |