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. 2021 Apr 5;7(4):e06694. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06694

Table 2.

Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) behaviors.

Behavior Description
Wet dog shakes Rapid shaking of the whole body
Jumps Sudden leaping such that all four paws are off the bottom of the chamber
Face cleaning The continuous movement of paws towards the face
Wall climbing Putting both forepaws on the wall of the observation chamber; typically, with movement
Ultrasonic vocalizations Vocalizations in the ultrasonic range (20–128 kHz)
Tremor Spontaneous shaking or kicking of the hind limbs with full-body movement; Shaking, twitching, curling, or sweeping movement of the tail