Table 1.
Neurological deficit scores (NDS) for rats.
| General behavior | Total score = 19 |
| Consciousness | Normal (10), stuporous (5), comatose (0) |
| Arousal | Eyes open spontaneously (3), eyes open to pain (1), no eye opening (0) |
| Respiration | Normal (6), abnormal (0), absent (0) |
| Brain-stem function | Total score = 21 |
| Olfaction | Present (3), absent (0) |
| Vision | Present (3), absent (0) |
| Pupillary reflex | Present (3), absent (0) |
| Corneal reflex | Present (3), absent (0) |
| Startle reflex | Present (3), absent (0) |
| Whisker stimulation | Present (3), absent (0) |
| Swallowing | Present (3), absent (0) |
| Motor assessment | Total score = 6 |
| Strength (left and right side tested and scored separately) | Normal (3), stiff/weak (1), no movement/paralyzed (0) |
| Sensory assessment | Total score = 6 |
| Pain (left and right side tested and scored separately) | Brisk withdrawal with pain (3), weak or abnormal response (1), no withdrawal (0) |
| Motor behavior | Total score = 6 |
| Gait coordination | Normal (3), abnormal (1), absent (0) |
| Balance on beam | Normal (3), abnormal (1), absent (0) |
| Behavior | Total score = 12 |
| Righting reflex | Normal (3), abnormal (1), absent (0) |
| Negative geotaxis | Normal (3), abnormal (1), absent (0) |
| Visual placing | Normal (3), abnormal (1), absent (0) |
| Turning alley | Normal (3), abnormal (1), absent (0) |
| Seizures | Total score = 10 |
| Convulsive or nonconvulsive | No seizure (10), focal seizure (5), general seizure (0) |