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. 2026 Jan 20;28:e70754. doi: 10.2196/70754

Table 2.

PubMed and European Patent Office database search strategies.

Innovation cluster Search strategy
AIa methods (AI OR “artificial intelligence” OR “deep learning” OR “machine learning” OR “neural network”) AND (stroke OR cerebrovascular)
Alternative medicine (food OR tea OR coffee OR beverage OR herbal OR acupuncture OR aromatherapy OR reflexology OR “holistic therapy”) AND (stroke OR cerebrovascular)
Diagnostic testing (“diagnostic testing” OR “diagnostic tools” OR “clinical tests” OR “screening tests” OR “blood tests” OR “laboratory tests” OR “genetic testing”) AND (stroke OR cerebrovascular)
Medical imaging (imaging OR angiography OR angiogram OR ultrasound OR CT OR MRI OR PET OR “computed tomography” OR “magnetic resonance” OR “positron emission tomography”) AND (stroke OR cerebrovascular)
Pharmacological treatment (thrombolysis OR aspirin OR clopidogrel OR warfarin OR DOACs OR alteplase OR tPA OR “tissue plasminogen activator” OR “thrombolytic therapy” OR “pharmacological treatment” OR “pharmaceutical composition” OR “drug therapy” OR “secondary prevention” OR “direct oral anticoagulants”) AND (stroke OR cerebrovascular)
Rehabilitation devices (rehabilitation OR neurorehabilitation OR exoskeleton OR “training device” OR “brain-computer interface”) AND (stroke OR cerebrovascular)
Surgical devices (thrombectomy OR embolectomy OR “clot removal” OR “clot retrieval” OR “catheter device” OR “surgical device” OR “endovascular treatment” OR “endovascular therapy”) AND (stroke OR cerebrovascular)

aAI: artificial intelligence.