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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Brain Res. 2014 Jan 18;262:84–93. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2014.01.003

Table 2.

Abnormal/splaying posture rating scale (based on Wang et al. 2011)

score Description
0 No change in normal body condition
1 One leg is splayed forward or sideways, moderately elongated
2 Two legs are splayed, moderately elongated
3 More than 2 legs are splayed, elongated completely, animal does not move, except head
4 More than 2 legs are splayed, elongated completely, animal does not move
5 More than 2 legs are splayed, elongated completely, animal does not move, hind legs splayed backward