SPEAKER PRESENTATION OBJECTIVES

 

At the conclusion of this presentation, the participants will be able to:

  1. Compare and contrast locomotor recovery for rats and mice
  2. Describe why the BBB scale lacks sensitivity in mice
  3. Judge the importance of establishing reliability and validity for all behavioral outcome measures
  4. Synthesize the patterns and extents of locomotor recovery for 5 commonly used strains of mice
  5. Evaluate the relevance and usefulness of the Basso Mouse Scale for Locomotion as a measure of recovery of function after SCI.