The parallel bar walking test is particularly sensitive
to hind limb coordination impairments. The parallel
bar apparatus comprised two parallel wooden rods
(each 1.0 cm in diameter and 115 cm long) with an
inter-rod distance of 2.5 cm, which were connected to
platforms at each end (15 × 50 cm). The number of
times that the subject placed both hind paws on one
rod, dropped a hind paw below the rod, or fell or swung
below the rods was recorded. The number of errors