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Table 2 Sedation Depth Scoring System. A higher score indicates a deeper sedation

From: Comparison of the effects of ketamine and fentanyl-midazolam-medetomidine for sedation of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Score

Movement

Palpebral reflex

Jaw tone

Withdrawal reflex

1

Whole body

Blinking + others movement

increased

Normal

2

Limb/foot/Hand

Blinking

Normal

Weakly

3

Facial

Weak blinking

Decreased

Delayed

4

Twitching fingers

Delayed blinking

Minimal

Only digits movements

5

No

No

No

No