Table 1.

Modified limb-placing test (MLPT)

Group Treatment	Ambulation	Placing/stepping reflex	MDI
Sham-operated	0	0	0
SAH	1.44 ± 0.42	1.42 ± 0.12	2.86 ± 0.36
SAH+ Vehicle	1.40 ± 0.20	1.42 ± 0.21	2.82 ± 0.41
SAH+ Valproic acid
10 mg/kg	1.14 ± 0.24	0.84 ± 0.15	1.98 ± 0.39
20 mg/kg	1.16 ± 0.33	0.72 ± 0.25*	1.88 ± 0.58
40 mg/kg	0.50 ± 0.25*	0.52 ± 0.24*	1.02 ± 0.48*

Results are expressed as the mean ± SEM, n = 9; *: p < 0.01 versus SAH condition by Mann-Whitney U test.