TABLE 1.
Eighteen-point neurologic score (1 point where any of the following apply)
| Sense assessed | Test |
|---|---|
| General | Irritability/piloerection |
| Immobility/staring | |
| Seizures/monoclonus/tremor | |
| Motor | Flexion of forelimb |
| Flexion of hind limb | |
| Head tilt 10° | |
| Some circling | |
| Circling over 50% of the time while moving | |
| Inability to walk straight | |
| Falling down | |
| Sensory | Corneal reflex |
| Pinna reflex (response to pinch of ear lobe) | |
| Startle reflex | |
| Proprioception | Grasps side of beam |
| Hugs beam, 1 limb down | |
| Hugs beam, 2 limbs down/spins about the beam | |
| Falls down after 5 s attempt to balance | |
| No attempt to balance, falls down |