Table 1 PubMed and Web of Science search strategies
PubMed | |
|---|---|
Search number | Search terms |
1 | Botulinum toxins[MeSH] OR Botulinum toxin*[tw] OR Botulin[tw] OR Clostridium botulinum toxin* [tw] OR Botulinum toxin type A[tw] OR “Clostridium botulinum A”[tw] OR “Clostridium botulinum type A”[tw] |
2 | Stroke[MeSH] OR Stroke[tw] OR strokes[tw] OR Apoplexy[tw] OR CVA[tw] OR CVAs[tw] OR “Cerebrovascular Accident”[tw] OR “Cerebrovascular Accidents”[tw] OR “Cerebrovascular Apoplexy”[tw] OR “Cerebrovascular Stroke”[tw] OR “Cerebrovascular Strokes”[tw] OR “Brain Vascular Accident”[tw] OR “Brain Vascular Accidents”[tw] OR “Cerebral Stroke”[tw] OR “Cerebral Strokes”[tw] OR “Acute Stroke”[tw] OR “Acute Strokes”[tw] OR “Acute Cerebrovascular Accident”[tw] OR “Acute Cerebrovascular Accidents”[tw] |
3 | Muscle Spasticity[MeSH] OR Spasticity[tw] OR Spastic[tw] OR Hypertonia[tw] OR “muscle overactivity”[tw] |
4 | #1 AND #2 AND #3 |
5 | Filters - Species: Humans; Languages: English; Search Date: 16/9/2015 |
Web of Science | Search terms |
1 | Botulinum toxin or Botulin or Clostridium botulinum toxin or Botulinum toxin type A or Clostridium botulinum A or Clostridium botulinum type A |
2 | Stroke or Apoplexy or CVA or Cerebrovascular Accident or Cerebrovascular Apoplexy or Cerebrovascular Stroke or Brain Vascular Accident or Cerebral Stroke or Acute Stroke or Acute Cerebrovascular Accident |
3 | Spasticity or Spastic or Hypertonia or Muscle overactivity |
4 | #1 AND #2 AND #3 |
5 | Filters - Species: Humans; Languages: English; Search Date: 16/9/2015 |