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. 2014 May 21;34(8):1391–1401. doi: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.95

Table 1. Neurologic severity score (NSS).

Task description Score
Failure to exit a 30-cm-diameter circle within 3 min 1
Loss of interest to environment (seeking behavior) 1
Monoparesis/hemiparesis 1
Failure to walk straight 1
Loss of startle reflex 1
Inability to balance on a 7-mm width beam 1
Inability to walk on a 3-cm width beam 1
Inability to walk on a 2-cm width beam 1
Inability to walk on a 1-cm width beam 1
Inability to balance on a 5-mm round stick 1
Maximum score 10