Sensorimotor behavioral tests for use in a juvenile rat model of traumatic brain injury: Assessment of sex differences

► Six behavioral tests were evaluated for use with 17-day-old rats. ► The spontaneous forelimb elevation test detected forelimb deficits after TBI. ► The beam walk test detected hindlimb deficits after TBI. ► The force-plate actometer detected a change in turning bias after TBI. ► Juvenile male and female rats exhibit similar sensorimotor deficits following TBI.