| Behavioral Score | Observed Motor Behavior | |
| 0 | Normal Behavior: | walking, exploring, sniffing, grooming |
| 1 | Freeze Behavior: | immobile, staring, heightened startle, curled-up posture |
| 2 | Repetitive Behavior: | blinking, chewing, head bobbing, scratching, face washing, whisker twitching |
| 3 | Early Seizure Behavior: | myoclonic jerks, partial body clonus |
| 4 | Advance Seizure Behavior: | whole body clonus |
| 5 | Status Epilepticus (SE): | repeated seizure activity (≥2 events in stages 3, 4 or 6 within a 5 minute window) |
| 6 | Intense Seizure Behavior: | repetitive jumping or bouncing, wild running, tonic seizures |
| 7 | Death | |
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