Table 1.

Neurological severity scoring

Items	Description	Points
Exit circle	Ability and initiative to exit a circle of 30 cm diameter (time limit: 3 min)	Success	Failure
Mono‐/hemiparesis	Paresis of upper and/or lower limb of contralateral side	0	1
Straight walk	Alertness, initiative and motor ability to walk straight, when placed on the floor	0	1
Startle reflex	Innate reflex (flinching in response to a loud hand clap)	0	1
Seeking behaviour	Physiological behaviour as a sign of "interest" in the environment	0	1
Beam balancing	Ability to balance on a beam 7 mm in width for at least 10 s	0	1
Round stick balancing	Ability to balance on a round stick 5 mm in diameter for at least 10 s	0	1
Beam walk: 3 cm	Ability to cross a beam(length ×width, 30 × 3 cm)	0	1
Beam walk: 2 cm	Same task but with increased difficulty (beam width=2 cm)	0	1
Beam walk: 1 cm	Same task but with increased difficulty (beam width=1 cm)	0	1
Maximum score			10