Although postural coordination and skilled paw placement measured by these two tests are commonly used to evaluate motor recovery after unilateral stroke, tests that are more sensitive such as detailed kinematic analysis of forelimb movement, or tests that are more specific to CST-mediated fine motor control such as single pellet grasping may be needed to detect functional alterations in mice with astrocytic LZK overexpression. This evidence concerns the gene MAP3K13 and stroke disorder.