Table 2.
Motor function evaluation
| Time point | MCAO
|
Exercise
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | After | n | Baseline | After | n | |
| 3 days | 2.5±1.0 | 2.6±0.8 | 13 | 2.3±1.0 | 1.7±1.1# | 15 |
| 6 days | 2.4±0.9 | 2.7±0.8 | 14 | 2.4±1.0 | 1.5±0.9## | 13 |
Notes: Rat neurological behavior was evaluated before and after treadmill exercise at different time points based on a modified Bederson scoring system. Behavioral scores were significantly reduced after 3-day (2.6±0.8 vs 1.7±1.1, #P<0.05) and 6-day (2.7±0.8 vs 1.5±0.9, ##P<0.01) exercises in comparison with the MCAO groups.
Abbreviations: MCAO, middle cerebral artery occlusion; n, number.