From: Neurological and neurobehavioral assessment of experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage
Function | Â | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Motor | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Activity (5 minutes open field) | No movement | Moves, no walls approached | 1-2 walls approached | 3-4 walls approached |
 | Limb symmetry (suspended by tail) | Left forelimb, no movement | Minimal movement | Abnormal forelimb walk | Symmetrical extension |
 | Climbing (on inverted metal mesh) | Fails to hold | Hold < 4 seconds | Holds, no displacement | Displaces across mesh |
 | Balance | Falls < 2 seconds | Falls > 2 seconds | Holds, no displacement | Displaces across rod |
Sensory | Proprioception (cotton tip to both sides of neck) | Â | No reaction | Asymmetrical head turning | Symmetric head turning |
 | Vibrissae (cotton tip to vibrissae) |  | No reaction | Asymmetrical head turning | Symmetric head turning |
 | Visual (tip toward each eye) |  | No reaction | Unilateral blink | Bilateral blink |
 | Olfactory (lemon juice on tip) |  | No sniffing | Brief sniff | Sniff > 2 seconds |
 | Tactile (needle stick to palm) |  | No reaction | Delayed withdrawal | Immediate withdrawal |