Additional Table 1.
Neurological score
| Test | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Spontaneous activity (in cage for 5 min) | No movement | Barely moves | Moves but does not approach at least three sides of cage | Moves and approaches at least three sides of cage |
| Symmetry of movements (four limbs) | Left side: no movement | Left side: slight movement | Left side: moves slowly | Both sides: move symmetrically |
| Symmetry of forelimbs (outstretching while held by tail) | Left side: no movement, no outreaching | Left side: slight movement to outreach | Left side: moves and outreaches less than right side | Symmetrical outreach |
| Climbing wall of wire cage | Left side: no movement, no outreaching | Fails to climb | Left side is weak | Normal climbing |
| Reaction to touch on either side of trunk | Left side: no movement, no outreaching | No response on left side | Weak response on left side | Symmetrical response |
| Response to vibrissae touch | Left side: no movement, no outreaching | No response on left side | Weak response on left side | Symmetrical response |